Abel Ortiz was brought from Mexico to LA when he was just two months old and has been\u200b living\u00a0undocumented\u200b ever\u00a0since. Now 38, he has a full life\u200b\u00a0cutting hair, building a community, loving\u200b\u00a0a city that has never fully loved him back.\u200b\u00a0\u200bIn a time of escalating ICE raids and the ache of uncertainty, Abel has made a radical decision: he\u2019s leaving \u2013 not because he has to, but to escape perpetual limbo and be free to see the world<\/p>\n
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