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By Jean Guerrero
Ms. Guerrero, a contributing Opinion writer, is a journalist and author.
On June 6 in downtown Los Angeles, the day that sparked citywide protests that have captured the nation’s attention, a woman watched federal agents lead her handcuffed father away from a fast-fashion warehouse amid an ICE raid. In a TikTok video viewed more than nine million times, she sobs from behind a camera lens. “Papa, I love you,” she cries.
Her father struggles to remain composed, telling her he loves her, too. He assures her it’s going to be OK. In a final gesture of love, he folds his hands in prayer and blows her a kiss as he’s placed in an unmarked van. The TikTok video, which his daughter uploaded the next day to the song “Fantasmas” by the Mexican singer Humbe, has been re-uploaded and shared by countless other accounts across social media platforms.
