but not just for the mosers. this is jamison's biological brother, encarnacion bail romero, a native of guatemala, who says she wants her son back. a son she named carlitos. >> translator: i'm the mother of carlitos. i need him to be with me soon. >> reporter: it was 4 1/2 years since her son, carlos, was taken away from her. put up for adoption, against her will, she says. >> translator: i never gave my consent for the boy to be adopted. i couldn't give the adoption, even though i was going to be deported back to my country, i wanted to go back with my son to guatemala. >> reporter: even though she now lives in the same town, just blocks away, she is not permitted to see him while the case is pending. >> translator: i start crying and get sad because he's not with me. i need him with me. >> reporter: the last time she saw carlos was the day she was arrested. a federal immigration raid at this missouri poultry plant. and ended up helpless in a federal prison, 900 miles away. >> translator: i started to ask for he

first would like to recognize san francisco police chief greg suhr and mission station captain bob moser for coming tonight. i really appreciate that. i just got a text from supervisor weiner who is also supposed to be with us this evening, but he is still in his land use committee meeting. before i read this, i was thinking about chuck and why are we doing this. a good example was a couple of weeks ago on the 10:00 news at 10:00, the lead story was pick pockets and how bars and nightclubs are fighting back. and amber lee was in the castro and she was up in north beach and down near union square and with the bars and the nightclubs, they were posting signs have been careful. keep your cell phones in your front pocket, just warning people how to take care of yourself. as i'm watching this and as we're trying to get the story done, it's because of sergeant chuck limbert. he has come to meetings and warning people about this stuff. he is one of the few, first off, i got to thank captain suhr, police chief suhr, sorry, because you're the one who brought chuck to the mission to begin with whe

. >> reporter: he was born as carlos, but is now called jamieson, adopted by melinda and seth moser ofarthage, missouri, after a judge there ruled he would be better off with the mosers than with his birth mother, an illegal immigrant. >> i could not love him more had he come out of me physically. >> reporter: but now, the adoption is being challenged by the birth mother, encarnacion bial romero, a native of guatemala, who told abc news her son was put up for adoption against her will. >> translator: i am really sad. it's really hard. >> reporter: it all started on the day five years ago. she was arrested in a federal immigration raid at this missouri poultry plant. and she ended up helpless in federal custody. translator: nobody could help me because i don't speak english. >> reporter: the case highlights the growing problem of what in effect, says her lawyer, her punishment for coming to work in america el legally, was to have her son taken away. >> immigration in itself, is not a reason to terminate parental rights. >> reporter: the case highlights the growing problem of what civil

. >> reporter: he was born as carlos, but is now called jamieson, adopted by melinda and seth moser ofarthage, missouri, after a judge there ruled he would be better off with the mosers than with his birth mother, an illegal immigrant. >> i could not love him more had he come out of me physically. >> reporter: but now, the adoption is being challenged by the birth mother, encarnacion bial romero, a native of guatemala, who told abc news, her son was put up for adoption against her will. >> translator: i start crying and get sad because he's not with me. and i need him to be with me. >> reporter: she lost her son after being arrested five years ago, in a federal immigration raid at this missouri poultry plant. and ended up helpless, in federal custody, as the judge approved the adoption. >> translator: nobody could help me because i don't speak english. >> reporter: judge david dally terminated her parental rights. saying, illegally smuggling herself into the country is not a lifestyle that could provide stability for the child. he told abc news, he stands by his ruling. >> i thought it