There are sentences that reveal the character of an entire government, and this one was spoken by a mother to her little daughter, inside a car on a street in Blue Island near Chicago. I am going now, I am going with them, don't be afraid. Stay in your seat, my love, Mommy is going with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The woman's name is Karina Brucio. Officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement stopped her during a traffic stop while she was traveling with her young daughter. Behind the wheel sat her teenage son, who under Illinois law was only permitted to drive with an adult in the vehicle. Someone inside the car immediately began recording, and that is why the moment of her arrest was captured on video. The footage shows Brucio trying to explain to her child what cannot be explained. The little girl cannot understand why her mother has to leave with the officers and tearfully begs her to stay. Don't be afraid, her mother tells her, everything will be okay. Then she reaches for her phone and calls the only number that can still help in a moment like this. Comadre, she says, immigration has stopped me, come and get the child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n