When our co-owner José Ignacio “Nacho” de la Cruz and his stepdaughter Heidi were violently and unlawfully detained by Border Patrol, our response wasn’t fear—it was action. This is more than a crisis for one family. It’s a wake-up call for an industry, a community, and a country.

In this post, we share the story of what happened, how our team and community have responded, and why our cooperative structure and shared values make us resilient in the face of injustice.

We invite you to learn about Nacho—his work, his leadership, and what his loss means not only to us, but to the broader fight for housing and labor justice in this country.

This is not just our story. It’s all of ours. And we hope you’ll join us.