Lucas Santiago, a carpenter from San Luis Potosí, Mexico, was detained by ICE agents in South Austin on September 21, 2026, while driving to a job with his brother and a friend, one day after an ICE agent fatally shot 28-year-old Wilber Garces Perez in the area. His wife, Yesenia Esquivel Santiago, a lifelong Austin resident who met Lucas at Cristo Rey Catholic Church in 2016, said agents gave no explanation for his detention; the couple married in 2021, bought a home together, and had begun paperwork years ago to secure Lucas's legal status, which remains unresolved. Yesenia is now caring alone for their 14-month-old son, Yadiel, and preparing to give birth to their second child, after previously losing a first pregnancy at 19 weeks. Lucas remains held at a detention facility in Taylor, Texas, as Yesenia seeks legal help, income and child care while advocating publicly for his release.