success ful . ▁ ▁The ▁couple ▁created ▁a ▁website , ▁www . re unit eth isf amil y . com ; ▁held ▁cand le light ▁vig ils ; ▁won ▁editor ial ▁coverage ▁of ▁their ▁pl ight , ▁posted ▁videos ▁online ; ▁placed ▁an ▁advert is ement ▁in ▁Washington ▁Post ' s ▁Express ▁newspaper , ▁asking ▁President ▁Bush ▁and ▁Congress ▁to ▁“ Make ▁This ▁Right !” ▁ ▁" We ▁didn ' t ▁go ▁into ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁activ ists , ▁we ▁went ▁into ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁together ," ▁C oco ▁told ▁the ▁Associ ated ▁Press ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁campaign ▁caught ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁former ▁president ial ▁candidate ▁and ▁then - S en ator ▁John ▁F . ▁Ker ry ▁( D - M ass achusetts ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁After ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁President ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama , ▁Ker ry ▁worked ▁with ▁United ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁Hom eland ▁Security ▁Secretary ▁Jan et ▁A . ▁Nap olit ano ▁and ▁Att orney ▁General ▁Eric ▁H older ▁to ▁ar range ▁human itar ian ▁Par ole ▁( Un ited ▁States ▁imm igration ) ▁— ▁“ a ▁rare ▁exem ption ▁that ▁allows ▁otherwise ▁in el ig ible ▁people ▁into ▁the ▁country ,” ▁ ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁Boston ▁Glo be . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁O live ira ▁stepped ▁onto ▁U . S . ▁soil . ▁At ▁about ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁Francis ▁L . ▁C ram er — the ▁imm igration