A trio of immigrant sisters were brought to tears when they were surprised by their sibling and father, who two had not seen since leaving Mexico more than 25 years ago.
Siblings Angelica Suarez, 46, and her sister Veronica, 50, migrated to the United States in their early 20s, and due to their immigration status, they have not been able to return home since.
The pair were later joined in Chicago, Illinois, by their sister, Adriana, 36, which left their sibling, Norma, 48, and father, Moises, 77, being the only family members who still lived in their hometown in Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico.
The decades-long separation was extremely tough on the sisters, Angelica’s daughter, Yesenia, 29, said.
That hurt only increased when their mother, Angela, passed away in 2023, leaving the three sisters based in Chicago with “broken hearts” at not being able to return home.
With Norma being the sole carer for Moises, Yesenia knew her aunt could not travel alone – so she started looking into ways that she and Moises could travel to the United States together.
Having worked on obtaining the correct visas, Yesenia then planned a big surprise with her aunt and grandfather, which they decided would take place in Angelica’s home.
Yesenia’s sister, Vanessa, waited inside the home with her camera rolling, capturing her mom’s reaction as she fell to her knees in shock as she laid eyes on her father for the first time in more than a quarter of a century.
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The three sisters were then encouraged to head over to their dad and sibling to give them a tear-filled hug – a moment that Yesenia later shared on her TikTok page.
Yesenia said: “At that very moment my heart felt like it had almost left my body; I was excited and happy to see them all reunited after so long and that everything was all worth it.
“I cried along with them – tears of happiness, of course.
“I got to see my mom turn into a little girl again, walking to hug her dad.
“It was the most precious moment to see them all reunited.
“I was undecided whether to post the video or not because it was such an intimate moment for everyone.
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“I would see videos like this on social media often of families reunited, never did I think it would happen to us so that encourages me to share it.
“I prayed and waited for this for a long time.
“I knew my mom wanted to see her dad again and was waiting for this for a very long time and it finally happened.
“I want to encourage everyone to not lose hope; things happen for a reason, and to not give up.
“There are ways to make things happen, and it is never too late.”