The Mexican restaurant where multiple workers were taken in February still sits dark, across the road from a travel plaza where people were also arrested by federal agents.
An Ecuadorian market in a nearby town targeted by immigration agents is back open again, with a sign on the door telling people to ring the bell before entering.
And J was still staying inside – the federal agents had already taken his wife, and he couldn’t risk being taken, too. Someone had to take care of their 18-month-old child while the family worked to reunite.