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    Jeremy Villafan Priego donates a kidney to his brother Carlos Villafan Priego, who has been on dialysis for years, in a surgery performed at University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis on Thursday, September 14, 2017. Both brothers are DACA recipients. 
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    Jeremy, left, the donor, says goodbye to his brother Carlos, right, the recipient, before he is wheeled into the operating room.
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    GalleryGallery: Jeremy, left, the donor, says goodbye to his brother Carlos, right, the recipient, before he is wheeled into the operating room.

    A doctor administers an IV in Carlo's arm before surgery. A tattoo that says "Familia" is seen on his forearm.
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    GalleryGallery: A doctor administers an IV in Carlo's arm before surgery. A tattoo that says "Familia" is seen on his forearm.

    Carlos gets a hug and kiss from his father Bulmaro Villafan before surgery.
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    GalleryGallery: Carlos gets a hug and kiss from his father Bulmaro Villafan before surgery.

    Concepcion Priego hugs her son Carlos before he is taken into surgery for a kidney transplant.
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    GalleryGallery: Concepcion Priego hugs her son Carlos before he is taken into surgery for a kidney transplant.

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    GalleryGallery: Carlos receives communion from Eucharistic Minister Tony Ogbozo before being discharged from the hospital.

    Carlos, center, with his father Bulmaro Villafan, right, says goodbye to his nurse Alison Heil, RN, before he is wheeled out of the hospital by patien
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    GalleryGallery: Carlos, center, with his father Bulmaro Villafan, right, says goodbye to his nurse Alison Heil, RN, before he is wheeled out of the hospital by patient transporter Nathan Smith, top.

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