A week passed, then another, and Mr. Loaiza still did not know if the aid had arrived. Mr. Loaiza thought seriously about killing himself. To afford the U-Haul, Mr. Loaiza jumped at the first job opportunity he found, joining a construction crew working inside a large building. A few hours in, Mr. Loaiza began to feel sick, feverish. The court records will show that.” Mr. Loaiza told me that he moved because he felt forced from his home and that he had never told Mr. Acosta that he was moving for job opportunities.)

Source: New York Times August 29, 2020 18:22 UTC