Bradenton family’s saga shows how Florida jails fuel deportations

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – In the early morning hours on July 12, Oscar Romero Santos drove his red Ram truck toward the Bradenton home he shared with his wife. When he turned onto his block, a Manatee County Sheriff’s deputy followed.

As Romero Santos pulled into the driveway, the deputy flashed his emergency lights.

Romero Santos parked, got out of the truck and walked quickly towards the house, the 45-year-old later recounted in Spanish to Suncoast Searchlight…

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