Afterward, a judge would rule that the patrolmen had stopped and searched Conger’s car unlawfully. But by then the Salvadorans had been placed in deportation proceedings, and government agents had already rifled through Conger’s backpack, where they found a thick and detailed document written by Corbett. It was called “Some Proposals for Integrating Smuggling, Refuge, Relay, Sanctuary, and Bailbond Networks.” The pages contained details about safe houses, phone numbers, and addresses.

