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Carol Mayorga is a homeowner, a mother of three children, and "everything you could ask for in an employee" who sometimes works up to three jobs.

In her rural town of Kennett, Missouri, Carol is active in the Catholic church and works at a popular diner, where customers refer to her as the "most uplifting person you could hope to know."

"She always has a smile," said Lisa Dry, a friend of Carol’s and a member of the Kennett City Council. "She’ll hug you, she’ll greet you. She always wants to know what’s going on. She’ll share stories of her kids and how proud she is of their scholastic awards."

Carol, whose legal name is Ming Li Hui, came to the U.S. from Hong Kong more than 20 years ago. On April 30, everything she’s built for herself and her children came to a crashing halt

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