By May of this year, Arcadio had been in prison for approximately seven months.  Although his spirits were still high, being in prison with other detainees could be both emotionally draining and, at times, physically threatening.

ICE agents arrest and deport immigrants for a number of reasons: VISA issues, being simply undocumented, and in some cases criminal activity.  Due to space issues, a variety of people are held together until deportation, sometimes creating an unsafe situation.