Life changed for Alejandro Reis - A Lex - in only a few moments when he discovers he is an American citizen. When he was only months old, his parents brought him round the Mexican border. Flora Hendricks, however comes into the world in Missouri. Instead, she decides to run far from home. Alex finds himself deported On a seeming track, Flora is detained for shop lifting. And put within exactly the exact identical deportation bus with Alex. Once on Mexican land Alex and Flora find out quickly they have been far out of their depth. They know that Tijuana and also the majority of the border towns are violent places which can be overrun by dangerous factions that are legal.