A Bronx. NY family of 7 faces extreme hardship due to deportation. Last August, Angel, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico who works in construction, was informed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that he would be deported because of a drunken driving conviction. Angel is the father of five children, who were all born in the U.S. Rose, Angel’s 12 year-old daughter, states “We would all be separated and lost,” in response to her father possibly being deported. The family has already been separated, as Angel lives apart from his family in order to avoid a pick up by immigration officials. A 2007 Human Rights Watch report entitled "Forced Apart," estimates that 1.6 million family members had been left behind in the U.S. because of deportations. The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 has increased the number of deportations of undocumented immigrants. Regarding the law, Nancy Morawetz, professor of clinical law at NYU, states: "Now, Immigration Court is required to apply a ‘one size fits all' rule that requires deportation, leaving Immigration Courts powerless. "She also commented that judges are not able to evaluate individual circumstances during deportation proceedings. In response, ICE states that they recognize that children are greatly affected by deportation, but, "parenthood does not make a person immune from having to comply with a nation's laws."