Christopher Gil Ortíz, who had lived in the U.S. since childhood, was detained by ICE agents in June while on his way to work in Los Angeles and later deported to Mexico, leaving behind his wife and two young children. He was dropped in Tulum, had his belongings stolen in Cancún, and traveled to Mexico City, where he has family, settling in the Tabacalera neighborhood known as 'Little LA.' His sister sent him a TikTok video about New Comienzos, an organization founded by Israel Concha that helps deportees reintegrate, prompting him to seek its support amid what Concha describes as a growing wave of returnees. Since January 2025, the Trump administration has deported an estimated 145,500 Mexicans, according to data cited by The Guardian.