Janie Pérez found it strange that her husband called her just a few minutes after leaving the house on his way to work.
When she picked up the phone, she learned why.
"I think ICE is here," her husband, Alejandro Pérez, said, referring to agents from the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.
"We started praying," Janie recalls, while in the background she heard the immigration agents arresting him.
At that moment, Janie - whose maiden name is Hughes - understood her life would change forever. But she did not imagine she would end up living in Mexico with her husband and their two young daughters.
