How an ICE memo cast a shadow over a Pomona family’s hopes to reunite with their detained patriarch

Maria Murillo and her family were full of hope at the beginning of this week at their Pomona home.

After all, there was a chance — if a Texas immigration judge ruled their way — that her family was about to be reunited.

After a month apart, Murillo’s husband, and the father of their children, was on the cusp of finally coming home.

Until he wasn’t.

Jose Luis Zavala, a gardener, was one of thousands of immigrants swept up last month in President Donald Trump’s massive nationwide immigration crackdown.