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An 8th grader at El Sereno Middle School in El Sereno has earned national recognition after he created an app to teach people about their rights regarding immigration, especially when they encounter federal agents.

Julian Miramontes, 14, said the Know Your Rights app is the first one he created with the help of his STEM teacher at school. The app outlines key information people should know, then reinforces understanding by quizzing the users...

The teen's parents said the project reflects his technical skills and empahty.

"For us to see that he, on his own, took the initiative of choosing this topic, which is near and dear to us and our family members, it definitely creates a sense of pride and joy for us," Enoc Miramontes, Julian's dad, said.

Congressman Jimmy Gomez, who represents California's 34th Congressional District, said Miramonte's creation fulfills the goal of the competition.

“(It) recognizes the crisis and what the fear is in the neighborhood and says, 'OK, what would I want people to have?" Gomez said.