Why did the father of little 7 yr old Jakelin Amei Rosmery Caal Maquin, make her trek north from Guatemala?

I'm downvoting this post because it's a rhetorical question. > [I think he brought the kid because it bettered his chances of getting in, and or attracting media. There's a wife, grandpa and ten other kids back in the village, alive and well.](https://phuks.co/s/AskPhuks/53712/aa3e09b7-bbff-4a73-a497-3da83a2106c2)