Three months ago, Adolfo González, a 62-year-old handyman in Santa Cruz, was arrested and deported to Mexico. González was forced to restart a new life in Cuautitlán, outside of Mexico City, and the journey has not been the easiest.
Adolfo Gonzalez
No warning, no goodbye: ICE quietly deports Santa Cruz resident after 22 years
In what appears to be the first known case of a deportation in Santa Cruz County since Donald Trump returned as president, ICE agents last month arrested Adolfo Gonzalez of Santa Cruz, a handyman who had lived locally for 22 years.
Primer inmigrante indocumentado deportado en el condado de Santa Cruz
Un inmigrante indocumentado en Santa Cruz reflexiona sobre su inminente deportación tras ser arrestado por conducir ebrio. Aunque reconoce que California es un estado santuario, admite que sus acciones tienen consecuencias. “Si no hubiera cometido el error de conducir ebrio, habría podido seguir viviendo mi vida”, lamenta.

