This summer, Pablo Kalaka took a step back from what used to be a barren wall on the outside of Bro-Tex. After 15 days of work, he'd completed a mural designed to honor the immigrant experience.

It's why he was shocked watching the news on Tuesday as images flashed across his phone showing federal officers and protesters clash during what turned out to be a workplace immigration raid. After two days of silence, ICE confirmed on Thursday that federal law enforcement detained 14 undocumented people on "immigration violations."

Kalaka's mural, titled "If Only I Were a Bird," depicts a mother and her child trying to find a safe place to cross a border wall. They carry with them a backpack with a house and items significant to various South American cultures.

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