When Norma, a Long Beach resident of 20 years, found out her husband was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at his workplace on Sept. 1, her heart dropped.
It was something she never expected would happen – until she got the text from her husband, Cirilo Noriega, around 8:30 a.m.: Vieja, me cayó la migra.
Norma, who asked to be identified by only her first name due to safety concerns, discovered ICE agents had entered Excellent Car Wash & Auto Detail on Atlantic Avenue on Labor Day morning, despite closed doors, and arrested Noriega and his manager…