A California family is reeling after being split apart by two U.S. government actions unfolding at the same time. Jessica Martinez, a U.S. Navy sailor, was deployed to the Middle East aboard an aircraft carrier as tensions with Iran escalate, just as her father, Humberto Martinez was deported to Mexico by immigration authorities. The timing has left the family struggling to process how one member can be forced out of the country while another is sent to serve it. Jessica, who works on weapons systems in the Navy, learned of her father’s deportation while already overseas, leaving her devastated and distracted during a high-stakes deployment, according to interviews. Back home, her sister is left trying to hold things together, while their father waits in Tijuana hoping to reunite with his daughter when she returns. cgtnamerica #papa #hija #familia #comunidad #immigrantstories