His papers fell to the ground. His girlfriend fell to her knees and broke down in tears. Five federal immigration agents surrounded 25-year-old Richard Urdaneta Pulido after he walked out of immigration court in downtown Los Angeles last week and arrested him.

His girlfriend, who is not being named to protect her safety, yelled “Richard!” as agents took Pulido down a set of elevators not open to the public.

Last week, federal immigration agents across the country began arresting people, whose cases had just been dismissed, after they walked out of immigration courtrooms.

“People are terrified… The Trump administration intentionally or unintentionally, I suspect it’s intentionally, is creating a climate of fear among people who are trying to follow the rules, and that’s just disgusting a

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