The “repatriation” is part of the story of the Young Adult novel “Esperanza Rising” by Pam Muñoz Ryan.
From the book’s Afterward:
“…County officials in Los Angeles, California, organized "deportation trains" and the Immigration Bureau made "sweeps" in the San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles, arresting anyone who looked Mexican, regardless of whether or not they were citizens or in the United States legally…”
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