"Trust me, I understand," Calderon said in a televised news conference. "I was in a closet, locked for four hours with people who I would consider almost family, crying and weeping on me, begging for their lives. I understand what it's like to text my parents, 'Goodbye, I might never ever, ever get to see you again. I love you.' I understand what it's like to fear for your life."

Source: Los Angeles Times February 21, 2018 16:55 UTC