{"id":665593,"date":"2026-09-09T15:34:43","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T15:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=665593"},"modified":"2026-09-09T15:34:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T15:34:43","slug":"ice-came-for-her-gardener-then-the-neighborhood-came-out-of-the-woodwork-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=665593","title":{"rendered":"ICE came for her gardener. Then the neighborhood came out of the woodwork."},"content":{"rendered":"
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University of California San Diego Professor Barbara Walter updated the internet on her efforts to get her gardener back after his ICE arrest.<\/p>\n

Walter, the author of \u201cHow Civil Wars Start,\u201d posted the update on X, revealing the extensive steps she and her neighbors have taken after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) apprehended her gardener. According to her own post, he had been in the country for 28 years and has a wife and children, but apparently hadn\u2019t taken the steps to secure citizenship despite coming to the United States as a 16-year-old.<\/p>\n

Look:<\/p>\n

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I have an update on my gardener who was taken by ICE.<\/p>\n

Three big things have happened since then.<\/p>\n

1. The neighbors have all come together to help.<\/p>\n

We hired a good immigration lawyer for him. We also found someone willing to serve as his financial sponsor. That matters because\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/tlbgGpDLQA<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Barbara F Walter (@bfwalter) September 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cI have an update on my gardener who was taken by ICE. Three big things have happened since then,\u201d she wrote. \u201cThe neighbors have all come together to help. We hired a good immigration lawyer for him. We also found someone willing to serve as his financial sponsor. That matters because one of the things the government will consider is whether he\u2019s likely to show up for future hearings. Having someone willing to vouch for him, and having deep ties to his family and community, can help.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve raised enough money to post a bond if he\u2019s granted one,\u201d she added. \u201cWe think he has a strong case for being released from detention while his case proceeds. He has lived in the United States since he was 16. (He is now 44.) He runs his own business. He has a wife and two young children. He owns his home. And he has many, many people willing to write letters saying that he\u2019s an important part of this community and is not going anywhere. We\u2019ll have to wait to see if it\u2019s granted. Fingers crossed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Then, Walter took issue with the Trump administration wanting efficiency in the immigration and deportation process.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis lawyer is asking to postpone his court date, which is currently scheduled for next week. This is really important. The Trump administration is trying to move people through the immigration system quickly so it can deport them as fast as possible. His lawyer wants time to gather evidence and build the best possible case for letting him stay. Again, fingers crossed,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut this is what really broke my heart. My gardener was finally able to get a call through to his wife two days ago. This strong, confident, capable man was terrified. He didn\u2019t know what to do. Then his wife told him what everyone was doing behind the scenes. He sobbed. I don\u2019t know if we are going to get him home. I wish I could tell you that we will,\u201d her post continued. \u201cBut I do know that we are seeing both the best and worst of America in real time. The worst is a system that can take a man away from his wife and kids and leave him sitting in detention, terrified. The best is a group of people who heard what happened and immediately asked: What can we do? And then they did it. I\u2019m betting on that America.\u201d<\/p>\n

X users had a lot to say:<\/p>\n

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All these years not attempting to get citizenship. Deport!!<\/p>\n

\u2014 Hamilton (@mark96974645) September 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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So he was here illegally.<\/p>\n

He should have self deported.<\/p>\n

He made a very bad decision.<\/p>\n

Consequences of his own actions.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Bartemy Jones (@BartemyS) September 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Yes. We should completely change immigration law so that you can get cheap landscaping.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Stacey (@ScotsFyre) September 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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I have a feeling she and her neighbors are just going to miss the cheap labor. I\u2019m not saying all illegal migrants are bad or evil, I\u2019m just saying they broke the law. They can leave and reapply.<\/p>\n

\u2014 \u2737* *\u2737 (@locoashes) September 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Seriously? Is this a satire account? Because anyone feeling sorry for this person who has been here for 28 years and did not apply for citizenship is nuts. I am done with sympathy for these folks. Send them back, please.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Debbie B (@ldbowman84) September 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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University of California San Diego Professor Barbara Walter updated the internet on her efforts to get her gardener back after his ICE arrest. Walter, the author of \u201cHow Civil Wars Start,\u201d posted the update on X, revealing the extensive steps she and her neighbors have taken after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) apprehended her gardener.… Continue reading ICE came for her gardener. Then the neighborhood came out of the woodwork.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":665585,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[20,23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-665593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economic-empowerment","category-national-security","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/665593","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=665593"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/665593\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/665585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=665593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=665593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=665593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}