“Before I didn’t have a family, so I could risk it,” he said, “but now I have my family and I drive my kid everywhere we go. “Believe me, in my country, I would never have to worry about getting pulled over and being scared that they’re going to shoot me,” he said.Įrwin wants to swap his foreign driver’s license for a California one. citizen, fears what would happen if police stop him.Īlthough California is a sanctuary state - with protections for immigrants who lack documentation authorizing them to be in the United States - there are loopholes and law enforcement sometimes works with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).īeyond that, Erwin worries a traffic stop might escalate. He’s also a Congolese immigrant whose visa expired. ![]() Erwin, who asked not to use his last name for fear of deportation, is a 27-year old business manager, husband and father of a 6-month-old baby girl.
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