Father of 5, including a son in the Navy, detained by ICE at Santa Ana Home Depot

SANTA ANA, Calif. (KABC) -- Mauricio Prado, 45, stood calmly as ICE agents detained him outside a Santa Ana Home Depot Monday morning.

A friend recorded the arrest on his phone, calling on the agents to remove their masks as they handcuffed Prado.

"He was going to Home Depot because he was going to get materials to go to work," said Kristal Navarro, Prado's oldest daughter. "One of his friends was going to give some work to do."

Navarro says her father is the family's sole provider for her mother and three younger siblings still at home. Her younger brother, Jacob, serves in the U.S. Navy, protecting the same country that's now trying to deport their dad.

"Just looking at his face, he was scared," Navarro said. "Knowing my dad, he was probably asking, 'What did I do wrong?'... He is not a criminal."

Navarro says her father, who came from Mexico at 17, has no record and once tried to fix his immigration status but couldn't afford it.

"We just don't have thousands of dollars just roaming around," she said. "He did try, you know, but unfortunately that wasn't possible at the time."

Instead, Prado focused on work and family, showing up for his children's volleyball games and supporting their goals. When Jacob joined the Navy, he hoped his service might help his father's case through a program known as Parole in Place, which offers temporary legal status and work authorization to immediate family members of U.S. service members.

Now, the family says that hope feels distant.

"It is difficult. Very difficult because he's not here," said Navarro's mother in Spanish.

Navarro's mother says her son is struggling being away from his family in their hour of need.

"It's not fair... he was going to work to try to provide for his family," said Navarro. "That shouldn't be a crime."

A GoFundMe page has been created to help the Prado family with living expenses and future legal fees.