Lead Photo: Art by Stephany Torres for Remezcla Art by Stephany Torres for Remezcla Read more When 9-year-old Fernando Ochoa fled Guatemala with his father Ubaldo Ochoa Lopez two years ago, he never knew he would be writing a letter to the President of the United States pleading with him to stop his father from being deported. “I feel very sad for my dad who is not with me,” Ochoa wrote, according to an article by NBC Latino. “During Christmas, I was sad for my dad who was not with me. It makes me very sad to see other parents playing with their children because I can’t play with my dad nor receive a hug from my dad.”