Thalia Gutierrez paced the expansive brick courtyard outside the J.J. Pickle Federal Building in downtown Austin early Wednesday afternoon, her head bowed and her eyes watery. About two hours prior, Gutierrez’s mother,

The photo from Houston shows a beige neighborhood of big houses with brick facades, 6-foot privacy fences, and manicured lawns. It’s in indistinct suburbia, sort of like the American dream. Except the man in focus is handcuffed, and he’s flanked by Kevlar-jacketed officers who are escorting him to his deportation.

Over the six days reported, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and its partner agencies have made more than 4,500 arrests and lodged more than 3,500 detainers on immigrants they say are in