Milton Guamarriga was leaving his Port Chester home for work last week when ICE agents took him into custody.
Now, his family is working to get him home.
"Honestly it's hard not to break down because my mom's struggling a lot," his daughter, Joselyn, told WABC.com. "And she has my two younger siblings who are both still in school, and we are just honestly trying to figure out how to make everything work until my dad comes out and hopefully comes home."
Guamarriga, 43, was leaving for his job, where he installs marble when he was put in handcuffs. He yelled his wife's name, but she did not his pleas for help.
In his free time, he volunteers with the Port Chester Fire Department. He was unable to become a career firefighter because he is undocumented, his family told the television station.
Guamarriga, 43, crossed the border from Ecuador nearly 30 years when he was 15 years old. The couple has three children.
He is being held at Calhoun County Correctional Center in Battle Creek, MI.
