"Ormaza and his family moved to the United States two years ago after he said an Ecuadorian gang threatened his family. On Jan. 20, his wife stood beside him, holding their infant baby outside a Federal Plaza courtroom. Together, they prepared to enter an immigration courtroom and have their asylum case heard a decision that would change their lives. They seemed to brace for the worst possible outcome."
"Ormaza and his family stood feet from the watchful eyes of masked ICE agents. Like so many who had come before him, he had seen the images and videos that have come out of 26 Federal Plaza for months; he knew that he, or any other member of his family, could be the latest immigrants detained and separated from their families. I'm worried about this situation, about being separated by ICE, he told amNewYork, his eyes red and puffy from tears."
J. Ormaza, a 33-year-old Ecuadorean father of three, stood under heavy fluorescent light in the 12th-floor immigration court hallway at 26 Federal Plaza on Jan. 20. Tears ran down his face as he embraced his two young daughters and rested his head on theirs while his wife held their newborn baby. Ormaza and his family moved to the United States two years ago after he said an Ecuadorian gang threatened his family. They prepared to enter an immigration courtroom for an asylum hearing that could change their lives. They stood feet from masked ICE agents and feared arrest and separation. Ormaza expressed worry about being separated by ICE.
Read at www.amny.com
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