On August 8, masked immigration agents abducted a Los Angeles high school student while he was walking his dog. The teenager, Benjamin Marcelo Guerrero Cruz, had just turned 18 and was about to start his senior year when officers kidnapped him off the street.

“He is more than just a student — he is a devoted son, a caring brother, a loyal friend, and a valued member of our community,” states a post on the GoFundMe started to help his family with legal costs and other essentials. “He carries a tremendous amount of responsibility at home, helping care for his five-month-old twin brothers and his six-year-old brother. He is a good student, with a kind heart, who has always stepped up for his family.”

Days after his abduction, he was “cramped in a holding cell with about 50 others, without

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