A 41-year-old Salvadoran father was arrested by ICE officers in Napa while heading to work, leaving his family in distress. His wife learned of his arrest when agents returned his coffee cup, and rushed to see him at the ICE field office with their daughter. The couple communicated through a plastic divider, and the wife expressed her fear of never seeing him again. Many immigrants face rapid transfers to distant facilities, complicating legal recourse. The man had fled gang violence in El Salvador over a decade ago and supported his family through various jobs.
The couple spoke on the detention center's wall-mounted phones, across a plastic divider.
Many of the immigrants who have been detained are quickly transferred out of the Bay Area, or even out of state, making legal efforts more challenging.
The woman left the building in tears, expressing her fear of never seeing her husband again.
He worked two jobs in Sonoma to support her and her daughter after leaving El Salvador to escape gang violence.
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