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safety.article: She spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity over fears about her safety.article continues below Trending Stories I felt so horrible because of so many things they told us, that they were gonna deport us, that our kids were gonna stay here, she said of her experience after being separated from her son at the border this spring.A complaint filed against the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday alleges many parents were coerced into signing paperwork they didn't understand and that they were verbally and emotionally abused while detained and away from their children, according to Vancouver Courier. In some of the cases, parents gave away rights to be reunited with their children when the non-English speaking mothers and fathers signed documents in English they could not read, according to the complaint provided to the AP before it was filed with the Department of Homeland Security. The officer put his hands in a motion imitating choking someone and told her that's what he'd do to her if she were his wife, the woman said in an interview Thursday. In other examples, parents who had been reunited were threatened with another separation if they didn't agree to be deported with their children, the complaint said. All of them said they weren't allowed to ask what would happen if they signed the form. The complaint was filed by the American Immigration Lawyers Association and the American Immigration Council, who say attorneys spoke with 76 parents who said they were asked to sign forms affecting their rights to reunify with their children. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.