Unfortunately, Sarai Ruiz's father was not able to attend the graduation ceremony because he couldn't cross into the U.S. For years, Ruiz crossed the Mexican border every day to go to classes at ...

A West Texas youth donned her cap and gown to walk across the border into Mexico and visit ... was really nice of me to go see him before my graduation ceremony."Silva said she was 7 years old ...

Roberto Alcantar, Southwestern board chairman, said that to take a graduation ceremony to Tijuana “is a dream come true” for the school. “This is a way to break down the borders that exist ...

Unfortunately, my dad couldn’t be there because he can’t cross (the border),” she told CNN affiliate KGNS. So after the graduation ceremony, 18-year-old Ruiz — still wearing her cap and ...

Less than two hours before she walked across the stage to get her diploma, Leslie Silva crossed the U.S.-Mexico border for a brief ... me to go see him before my graduation ceremony." ...