Immigrant Church Worker Arrested

Jeff Thomas of the San Jose Mercury News reports:

For now, Lucio Caciano is just relieved to be out of the Yuba City jail and back home in Sunnyvale. He’s trying not to think too much about what could happen in the coming weeks, when his life could change as dramatically as it did 15 years ago when he walked across the border at Tijuana and entered the United States illegally.
Caciano, 37, a much-loved youth program coordinator at St. Athanasius Catholic Church in Mountain View, was arrested by immigration agents last week when they knocked on his door. They were looking for someone who used to live at the house. They found Caciano instead.
Now, out on a $5,000 bond raised by friends and supporters, Caciano faces a Nov. 1 hearing that could result in his deportation to Mexico.
“I feel very happy right now,” Caciano said Thursday, “because I am back home already. But I am worried about what could happen.”
Caciano’s case has magnified the already divisive arguments about immigration reform. Those who know Caciano are outraged that such a hardworking, compassionate person, someone who mentors young adults and teens, and ministers to gang members, could be plucked from their midst. Click here for the rest of the story.

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