Jose Danilo Diaz Sandoval should have never been deported. He had lived in the U.S. for nearly 20 years. He met his wife here and raised a family together. He was in the process of getting a green card when his granddaughter Malani was a student in Uvlade, Texas, when tragedy struck.

Jose and his wife Irene took Malani in after the tragedy. They turned their living room into a classroom. They were very close—grandpa always came to the rescue.

In January, he was deported.

He left the house and never came back after ICE detained him. His family was devastated. It was especially hard on granddaughter Malani. Fortunately, after an enormous effort by his family and legal team, he returned home. I am grateful he is back home but his wrongful deportation has caused immense heartache.

We cannot allow Trump’s mass deportation machine to hurt more families who are doing everything the right way to build a life in America.