Living Undocumented

Living Undocumented
GenreDocuseries
Directed by
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNetflix
ReleaseOctober 2, 2019 (2019-10-02)
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Living Undocumented is a 2019 Netflix documentary series co-directed by Aaron Saidman and Anna Chai[1] and executive produced by Selena Gomez, Mandy Teefey, Eli Holzman, Aaron Saidman, Sean O’Grady and Anna Chai. The series documents eight illegal immigrant families living in the United States.[2][3] The series was produced by Industrial Media-owned production company The Intellectual Property Corporation.[4] It was released on October 2, 2019.

According to an op-ed written by Gomez for Time on October 1, 2019, Gomez said she was approached about the project in 2017 and decided to become involved after watching footage that captured "the shame, uncertainty, and fear I saw my own family struggle with. But it also captured the hope, optimism, and patriotism so many undocumented immigrants still hold in their hearts despite the hell they go through.”[5]

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

According to an article by Hacking Immigration Law,[6] the two brothers and their father who were featured in the Netflix documentary series have not found any luck in regards to their immigration issues. The brother's father , Roberto, was deported back to Colombia as ICE arrested him in the parking lot of his job and proceeded with he deportation process. Currently , both brothers are in "hiding" and are separated with each other due to the fear that ICE will deport them.

  1. ^ "Chai, Anna - Filmmaker". DCEFF. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
  2. ^ "Netflix releases trailer for Living Undocumented series produced by Selena Gomez". AV Club. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  3. ^ "Selena Gomez-Produced Docuseries 'Living Undocumented' Ordered at Netflix". Variety. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  4. ^ "Selena Gomez-Produced 'Living Undocumented' Docuseries a Go at Netflix". The Hollywood Reporter. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  5. ^ "Selena Gomez on America's Undocumented Immigration Crisis". Time. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  6. ^ Hacking, Jim (2019-11-07). "Brothers featured in "Living Undocumented" Netflix series say they had to go into hiding to avoid ICE". Hacking Immigration Law, LLC. Retrieved 2024-11-14.