Jessica Cheung

And it was soon after that, that her mom called her in class, notifying Isla that her dad had been detained.

Isla's dad was detained on February 26.

He was taken to the Plymouth County Correctional Facility, about an hour's drive away from their home.

Eventually, Isla was able to reach him on the phone.

Isla's dad told her to hold strong, too.

He said the detention center wasn't so bad.

He told her he'd gotten a job cleaning, which allowed more time outside of his cell.

He started a Bible study with a group of other detainees, and he was allowed visitors.

But as the days in custody turn into weeks, the two of them adapted to a new version of their relationship.

No visits.

They talk on the phone.

A lot.

As often as five times a day.

These calls went on for two months.

And then in April, Isla learned of two major developments.

First, Ice was going to enforce an order of removal against her dad, which meant he could be deported immediately.

Second, Ice was moving him over 1,600 miles to a notorious detention center in Louisiana, which had been investigated by the Department of Homeland Security for alleged abuses.

Isla says her dad's new detention center in Pine Prairie, Louisiana, is nothing like the one in Plymouth.

Things feel different.

She senses that the brave face her dad had put on is starting to crack.