“I was struggling to get my husband, Frank, out of the car and into a wheelchair when a neighbor stopped by to lend a hand. He had no motive other than to help someone in need. I asked if he could assist Frank three times a week after dialysis. He didn’t want to be paid, but I insisted. I was elated because I had been trying for weeks to find someone to do this job. On June 4, that neighbor, Oscar Luis Realivasquez Cordoba, was picked up by ICE. He had been living in the neighborhood for seven years and had no criminal record, not even a traffic ticket. Two images collide in my mind: Oscar gently transferring Frank from the passenger seat versus three ICE agents ripping Oscar from his car and slamming him to the ground. The virtuous and the vile — two conflicting strains in our society battling for primacy. Both scenes took place on my block. Many people who voted for Trump believed that he would deport violent criminals, not good neighbors who had jobs, paid taxes and added to the ...