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Photos: Guatemala migrant bus journey

  • Jul 20, 2014
  • Jul 20, 2014 Updated Apr 6, 2017

Photos from the Greyhound bus journey of Guatemalan migrants Karen Soto, 22, and daughter Lizeth, 6.

The Sotos' Greyhound bus journey

The Sotos' Greyhound bus journey

Lizeth Soto, 6, eats a meal of Ramen noodles from a volunteer center at the Greyhound bus station in downtown Tucson, Ariz. before her bus departure on Monday, July 7.

Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

The Sotos' Greyhound bus journey

The Sotos' Greyhound bus journey

Karen Soto, 22, removes the last items from her Homeland Security processing bag at the Greyhound bus station on Monday, July 7 in Tucson, Ariz.

Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

The Sotos' Greyhound bus journey

The Sotos' Greyhound bus journey

Guatemalan migrant Karen Soto, 22, holds her daughter Lizeth, 6, as they try to sleep in the early morning hours on a Greyhound bus outside Jackson, Miss. on Wednesday, July 9, on their way to Dover, Del. The nearly 60-hour journey from Tucson, Ariz. covered 12 states over four days. Soto was riding to meet her brother and cousin on the east coast.

Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

The Sotos' Greyhound bus journey

The Sotos' Greyhound bus journey

Guatemalan migrant Karen Soto, 22, and daughter Lizeth, 6, get their bearings as they arrive to the Greyhound station in El Paso, Texas in the early morning of Tuesday, July 8.

Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

The Sotos' Greyhound bus journey

The Sotos' Greyhound bus journey

Guatemalan migrant Karen Soto, left, 22, sits with daughter Lizeth, 6, in the waiting area at the Greyhound bus station in El Paso, Texas in the early morning of Tuesday, July 8.

Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

The Sotos' Greyhound bus journey

The Sotos' Greyhound bus journey

Guatemalan migrant Karen Soto, left, 22, sits with daughter Lizeth, 6, in the waiting area at the Greyhound bus station in El Paso, Texas in the early morning of Tuesday, July 8.

Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

The Sotos' Greyhound bus journey

The Sotos' Greyhound bus journey

Guatemalan migrant Karen Soto, 22, gazes out the window as her Greyhound bus passes a water tower in Barstow, Texas on Tuesday, July 8.

Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

The Sotos' Greyhound bus journey

The Sotos' Greyhound bus journey

A Border Patrol agent asks Guatemalan migrant Karen Soto, 22, for her documentation while she holds a sleeping daughter Lizeth, 6, on a Greyhound bus at an immigration checkpoint east of El Paso, Texas in the early morning of Tuesday, July 8.

Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

The Sotos' Greyhound bus journey

The Sotos' Greyhound bus journey

Guatemalan migrant Karen Soto, left, 22, and daughter Lizeth, 6, try to squeeze in some sleep on a Greyhound bus outside of Van Horn, Texas on Tuesday, July 8.

Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

The Sotos' Greyhound bus journey

The Sotos' Greyhound bus journey

Guatemalan migrant Karen Soto, 22, stirs her coffee purchased from a rest stop east of Van Horn, Texas on Tuesday, July 8.

Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

The Sotos' Greyhound bus journey

The Sotos' Greyhound bus journey

Guatemalan migrant Karen Soto, 22, holds daughter Lizeth, 6, while they sleep on a Greyhound bus near the Mississippi-Alabama border on Wednesday, July 9.

Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

The Sotos' Greyhound bus journey

The Sotos' Greyhound bus journey

Lizeth Soto, 6, wipes her eyes as she arrives at the Greyhound station in Dallas, Texas on Tuesday, July 8, with mom Karen, 22.

Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

The Sotos' Greyhound bus journey

The Sotos' Greyhound bus journey

Guatemalan migrant Lizeth Soto, 6, traveling with mom Karen Soto, 22, feeds a Cheetoh to a stuffed penguin she got from volunteers in Tucson.

Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

The Sotos' Greyhound bus journey

The Sotos' Greyhound bus journey

Guatemalan migrant Karen Soto, 22, and daughter Lizeth, 6, sleep on a Greyhound bus at a rest stop in Mebane, N.C. on Thursday, July 10.

Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

The Sotos' Greyhound bus journey

The Sotos' Greyhound bus journey

Guatemalan migrant Karen Soto, left, 22, and daughter Lizeth, 6, wait in a Greyhound bus station in Wilmington, Del. on Thursday, July 10.

Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

The Sotos' Greyhound bus journey

The Sotos' Greyhound bus journey

Guatemalan migrant Karen Soto, 22, and daughter Lizeth, 6, wait for her brother to pick them up near a Greyhound bus stop in Dover, Del. on Thursday, July 10.

Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

The Sotos' Greyhound bus journey

The Sotos' Greyhound bus journey

Guatemalan migrant Karen Soto, 22, finally hugs her brother Marcony Soto, 18, after he arrives at the Greyhound bus stop to pick up her and Soto's daughter Lizeth, 6, on Thursday, July 10, in Dover, Del.

Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

The Sotos' Greyhound bus journey

The Sotos' Greyhound bus journey

Guatemalan migrant Karen Soto, 22, has an emotional reunion with brother Marcony Soto, 18, after he arrives at the Greyhound bus stop to pick up her and Soto's daughter Lizeth, 6, on Thursday, July 10, in Dover, Del.

Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

The Sotos' Greyhound bus journey

The Sotos' Greyhound bus journey

Guatemalan migrant Karen Soto, 22, right, shows a shirt made for her by her family with all their names on it as she and daughter Lizeth, 6, are picked up by brother Marcony Soto, 18, left, at the Greyhound bus stop on Thursday, July 10, in Dover, Del.

Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

The Sotos' Greyhound bus journey

The Sotos' Greyhound bus journey

Guatemalan migrant Lizeth Soto, center, 6, travel plays with her mom Karen's cousin Yonathan Soto, 17, right, and family friend Jose Rivera, 2, as they drive to a relative's house in southern Delaware on Thursday, July 10.

Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

The Sotos' Greyhound bus journey

The Sotos' Greyhound bus journey

Guatemalan migrant Lizeth Soto, right, 6, gets a frozen treat from an ice cream truck outside a relative's house with family friend Julissa Rivera, 6, on Thursday, July 10, in southern Delaware.

Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

The Sotos' Greyhound bus journey

The Sotos' Greyhound bus journey

Guatemalan migrant Lizeth Soto, right, 6, eats a frozen treat from an ice cream truck outside a relative's house with Julissa Rivera, left, 6, and her brother Jose, 2, on Thursday, July 10, in southern Delaware.

Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

The Sotos' Greyhound bus journey

The Sotos' Greyhound bus journey

Guatemalan migrant Marcony Soto, 18, recounts his own similar journey through Mexico into the United States at a relative's house on Thursday, July 10, in southern Delaware.

Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

The Sotos' Greyhound bus journey

The Sotos' Greyhound bus journey

Guatemalan migrant Lizeth Soto, 6, smiles and laughs while her uncle Marcony Soto, 18, plays with her at a Wal-Mart in southern Delaware. on Thursday, July 10.

Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

The Sotos' Greyhound bus journey

The Sotos' Greyhound bus journey

Guatemalan migrant Lizeth Soto, 6, feasts on a dinner of Chinese takeout at a relative's house with uncle Marcony Soto, 18, on Thursday, July 10, in southern Delaware.

Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

The Sotos' Greyhound bus journey

The Sotos' Greyhound bus journey

Guatemalan migrant Karen Soto, 22, left, brushes the hair back on six-year-old daughter Lizeth as they sit down to a post-trip Chinese food meal on Thursday, July 10, in southern Delaware.

Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

The Sotos' Greyhound bus journey

The Sotos' Greyhound bus journey

Guatemalan migrant Lizeth Soto, right, 6, runs through the grass with a frozen treat from an ice cream truck outside a relative's house on Thursday, July 10, in southern Delaware.

Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

The Sotos' Greyhound bus journey

The Sotos' Greyhound bus journey

Guatemalan migrant Karen Soto, 22, cleans up what will be her new bedroom at a relative's house in southern Delaware. The nearly 60-hour Greyhound bus journey from Tucson, Ariz. with daughter Lizeth, 6, covered 12 states over four days.

Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star

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Leaving not their first choice; it was their last

Leaving not their first choice; it was their last

First her dad left Guatemala, then her brother. Now it's Karen Soto's turn.

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