User profiles deleted with migration assistant

I just bought my daughter a new MacBook Air to replace her 3 year old MacBook Pro.  When she tried using Migration Assistant to transfer her files, it totally wiped out her user profiles so she couldn't log into the MacBoook Air any longer and she had to reset her MacBook Air completely.  After resetting her MacBook Air and starting from scratch, she tried using MA again, but this time none of the new files showed up anywhere.  What gives?  Why is this not working.  The two laptops are linked via a single ethernet cable.

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