Manuela Hernandez is back with her family and working to rebuild her health after months in detention at California City’s detention center, according to her friend Giovanni Gomez.It was emotional for Manuela Hernandez as she recalled some of the darkest moments she endured while detained, though she preferred not to share details. Gomez said Hernandez is grateful to be free and said her health has improved since her release May 4 after a habeas corpus was filed.“When she saw her family... was thankful to the Lord that she was able to get her family back,” he said.Gomez, a friend of Hernandez, he and his son have been working with an attorney on her case since December, when she was first detained after attending an immigration follow-up.Back in April over the phone, Hernandez described difficult conditions while she was held at the facility. His son, Alex Gomez, said Hernandez told them detainees were kept in very cold temperatures and struggled with illness and food quality.“She’s mentioned that they turn on the AC coolers as cold as it can go, and they all have a cold, they’re sick, and the food they get is just, like, you know bad, and that’s why she always has the stomach bug, she can’t eat,” Alex Gomez said.The California Department of Justice recently released a report describing treatment some detainees have experienced that was similar to Hernandez’s account. California Attorney General Rob Bonta said, “They are running these facilities with inhumane, cruel, and unacceptable conditions.”Since her release, Hernandez has been spending time at church and has returned to a ranch where she has been with her horses. Gomez described her outlook after detention, she said she "understands as a living testimony that whatever you are, as long as you don’t lose hope, faith in the Lord, the Lord will provide the wishes of your heart."Hernandez must continue attending immigration checkups and is waiting for an appointment for an update on her asylum case.