In August of 2017, we reported here that Jose Estrada, a Guatemalan immigrant who lived with his family in Fairview and was a potential recipient of the Obama-era DAPA program (Deferred Action for Parents of Americans), was deported. The DAPA program was never implemented, and in June of 2017 it was ended by the Trump administration. Estrada had left Guatemala in 1998 because of threats of violence he had received. He and his wife Gloria have three children, all American born. He had regularly checked in with ICE but on his latest visit he was told to come back with a one-way paid ticket. He left on August 12. Since both he and his wife had been working full-time, his departure left the family in dire financial straits. Our friends at Action 21, a small agency that is helping the family, report that "there are ... Read more