Yamilis (Yemilis) — mother and caretaker

Yamilis — Venezuelan migrant and grandmother who survived a dangerous trek north and lives in hiding. Emily Goldstein — spouse of the narrator who recounts witnessing ICE activity and community reactions. They recount masked raids, a shooting that upended a neighborhood, children kept home from school, perilous migration through the Darien Gap, and the night agents burst into a family’s home.