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Lucelly, who asked NPR to withhold her last name, is an undocumented worker from Colombia who went to clean up at ground zero after the Sept. 11 attacks. Since then she has battled breast cancer and respiratory disease.

They cleaned up ground zero. Now many are hiding from ICE

After 9/11, thousands of rescue and cleanup crews went to work at ground zero. They were exposed to toxic debris and experienced psychological trauma....
A child walks through Empty Sky, the 9/11 memorial in Jersey City, N.J., on Aug. 23. In the distance are One World Trade Center and Lower Manhattan.

On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, a divided U.S. gathers to remember and grieve

The U.S. marks the 25th anniversary of 9/11. Events will honor those lost, at a time when Americans are divided about the meaning and...