David McNew // Getty Images Ursula Gomez paid her dues to the state of California, spending over two decades in prison, where she immersed herself in rehabilitation programs and went to college. Her sentence came to an end in July 2024. But instead of letting her go home, the prison system turned her over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. For 11 months, Gomez was transferred to multiple detention centers, where she said her mental health deteriorated.