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Nearly four months after being detained by ICE while working his regular route, a Culver City palatero has returned safely home to his family — and has a green card on the way.

In June, Ambrocio “Enrique” Lozano was taken into custody by masked federal agents while selling paletas, or frozen fruit treats, outside of a church. A striking photo of his abandoned ice cream cart went viral on social media , catalyzing a community effort to bring him home.

Lozano, who lives in South L.A. and has manned a palatero cart in the Culver City area for more than 20 years, was one of thousands of undocumented immigrants detained this summer in L.A. as part of an ongoing mass deportation ef

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