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Meet Valerie Ortiz.
On January 8th, her dad William left their LA apartment for what he thought was a normal day: working one of his 3 jobs, returning home to be with his wife & daughter, and caring for his disabled mother.
But he never made it home.
ICE was waiting for him.
On January 8th, her dad William left their LA apartment for what he thought was a normal day: working one of his 3 jobs, returning home to be with his wife & daughter, and caring for his disabled mother.
But he never made it home.
ICE was waiting for him.
William came to Los Angeles in 1977 as a fifteen year old boy.
He was fleeing El Salvador, which was descending into civil war. He was reuniting with his mother, a U.S. citizen.
He's lived in LA for 44 years; it's his home, it's his family, it's his life.
ICE wanted him gone.
He was fleeing El Salvador, which was descending into civil war. He was reuniting with his mother, a U.S. citizen.
He's lived in LA for 44 years; it's his home, it's his family, it's his life.
ICE wanted him gone.
With her dad in ICE detention, Valerie was completely distraught. She couldn't imagine life without him, for herself or her family. It would be the end of the world as she knew it.
