Mario

Alexa, Mario Lundes’ daughter, sits on his lap while they watch television with his family at his parents’ house .

“She sees Mario, the dad that I am to her.”

I first met Mario Lundes in 2017, when his daughter, Alexa, was 4 months old.

Downey Councilman Mario Trujillo said the raids are “creating a culture of fear” that’s prompting people, even with documents, to stay home out of concern they could be targeted by federal agents simply for being Latino.

Downey Councilman Mario Trujillo said during a news conference on Wednesday that the raids were “creating havoc and fear” in the community.