"This was a very human moment. I didn't think of the occupation or the conflict. I thought only of human beings, children who needed my help."

"It takes a great deal of courage to step forward, and even more courage to go public and give your identity instead of a pseudonym. Brian overcame that because he felt so strongly about the sexual abuse of children."

"As a Catholic, I like to do this," he said. "It's a good thing to honor their dignity as human beings."

A Supreme Court ruling has pushed advocates to fight even harder for "just and humane treatment" and laws for immigrants and refugees.

Hidalgo's mother has been on a waiting list for 13 years to get legal status through her sister's sponsorship.

Those detained, according to the report, were treated with "aggressive and inappropriate conduct" during the ICE raids.