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California man detained in immigration sweep after decades in US

Original: Ruined lives, separated families...:🚨As Arreguin glanced up at a cathedral -1st time he’d seen it since he left MX as a

Arreguin, 54, was pulled over and taken into custody by federal immigration agents during the Trump administration's enforcement surge, after living in California since he was five years old. Posts about his case describe ruined lives and separated families, noting he looked up at a cathedral there for the first time since leaving Mexico as a child. His case is being cited in criticism of the raids.

Why now: The Trump administration's intensified immigration enforcement is detaining long-term residents, drawing public outrage over family separation.

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• Ruined lives, separated families...:🚨As Arreguin glanced up at a cathedral -1st time he’d seen it since he left MX as a child. Arreguin, 54, had lived in CA since he was 5. Fed IMM agents pulled him over *taken into custody during Trump admin's IMM enf surge. “My whole life got… · KimPerales@toad.social · 3

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