Roberto Hernandez Vargas lived in the United States for nearly three decades without any contact with ICE agents.
He has no criminal record. There was no warrant for his arrest or order for removal. He had started the process of applying for permanent residency with the sponsorship of his son, Roberto Hernandez, Jr., a U.S. citizen and detective for the Minneapolis Police Department.
Then the Trump administration flooded Minnesota with thousands of immigration officers for Operation Metro Surge, and Hernandez was caught up in the dragnet while driving to work at a restaurant on Jan. 5…