A day after Christmas, José Contreras Díaz received a letter from immigration officials asking him to report to an agent the following month to discuss his case. He was immediately suspicious.
“I had a strong feeling that this was a bait letter, for me to go in and get arrested,” said Contreras, who had been able to renew his work permit through Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, for 12 years without such a meeting.
