Hope is something we must keep lit in this storm even though it's very much dying

The story I read (from Huffington Post) said that Lopez Gomez told the trooper that pulled him over that he was in the country illegally. He has since been released. Kinda sounds like a nothing burger

Sounds like he wanted to get picked up and later reveal he was a citizen for attention.

FAFO

Yup... shades of Jessie Smollett...