"Family members greeted Emma De Paz with tears, hugs, signs and bouquets of flowers on Monday when federal immigration agents freed her after four months of detention. As she stepped out of the SUV that had ferried her to her home in East Hollywood from the Adelanto Detention Center, she already was holding her arms wide to hug loved ones welcoming her back."
"On the morning of June 19, De Paz had been among the vendors who were selling breakfasts to day laborers outside of the Home Depot in Hollywood, when federal immigration agents swept through and began arresting them and other workers. At the time, Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said Customs and Border Protection "arrested 30 illegal aliens in Hollywood, California.""
Emma De Paz returned home to East Hollywood after federal immigration agents freed her following four months in detention. She stepped out of the SUV with arms open to embrace family who greeted her with tears, hugs, signs and flowers. De Paz, 58, emigrated from Guatemala 25 years ago and sold tamales, soup and roasted chicken as a street vendor. Her detention followed a June 19 sweep outside a Home Depot in Hollywood in which agents arrested numerous vendors; officials reported 30 arrests. Community organizers and attorneys worked for months to secure bond and her release, and she thanked her family for their support.
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