text:  Eventually, Sarkat helped the men escape and led them on a march to Washington, D.C. to publicize their plight and to help them stay in the U.S. But all along the way, they were shadowed by agents of ICE, continually being discredited by Signal. Sarkat Soni wrote about their journey in his 2023 book, The Great Escape. It's now out in paperback. I spoke with him when the book came out.