'Super special' moment daughter reunited with her mum after 24 years apart
A heartwarming family reunion two decades in the making has finally come to fruition just in time for the holiday season.
In a recent segment, NBC affiliate KPNXshared the emotional moment a mother and daughter came face to face again for the first time in 24 years.
Carlota Arrieta was finally reunited in the US with her mother Victoria Fernandez.
Watch the video above.
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Mother and daughter reunite after 24 years. NBC/ KPNX/ YouTube
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"That's why we're here today," Arrieta's daughter Enedelia Rolan said.
"Just to see my mum hug her one more time," she said of the anticipated reunion between her mum and grandmother, who came from Guerrero, Mexico.
The reunion was made possible thanks to an Arizona nonprofit organisation called Hidalgo Sin Fronteras, who have reunited over 700 families as part of their program, according to Isamar Moreno whose mum founded it.
Rolan told the news station they were "very grateful" and said there were "really no words that can explain it, but super special".
"It's important because we get to have that special moment with our family member one more time," she added.
When Fernandez arrived, the three generations of women shared an emotional reunion.
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Carlota Arrieta and her daughter. NBC/ KPNX/ YouTube
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In the video footage, Arrieta was seen giving her mother a big hug as her daughter in the background captured the heartwarming moment forever on her phone.
Rolan was seen wiping away some tears before joining her mother and grandmother for a years in the making photo all together.
At the end of the video, Rolan shared a heartfelt hug with her grandmother, who she last saw a couple of years earlier.
In the background, other families were all taking part in their own long-awaited reunions.
Hidalgo Sin Fronteras was founded back in 2019.
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The three generations of women all reunited. NBC/ KPNX/ YouTube
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According to the organisation's website, their objective is to help adults from from Mexico and Guatemala obtain a 10-year visa to the US.
Their program began with helping migrants from Mexico before extending to Guatemala this year. They are apparently working to expand to El Salvador next.
The organisation has other programs to support migrant families, including collecting material items such as clothing and school supplied for low-income families in Mexico.
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