Support family after ICE unjustly deported their father

Ingles:

We are the team of VC Defensa, a local Ventura County immigration defense coalition, and we were directly contacted by D* when her husband was kidnapped by ICE agents outside of their storage unit. He was detained unjustly without an arrest warrant. ICE agents put handcuffs and forced him into their vehicle and took him to be processed in Camarillo.

D called our hotline to alert us of the emotional distress she was facing being left alone with their child, due to the complete shock of him being taken. We initially planned to support them with legal support, a community statement, protest to demand her husbands release among other strategies.

Unfortunately, her husband was deported this morning. He stated that ICE agents lied to him saying that they would deport him even if he didn’t sign the papers. They used false information to intimidate and manipulate him into signing deporations documents.

We come together now to ask the Ventura County community to support DM and her child during these extremely difficult times. She has a number of bills to pay that now she must handle entirely on her own. The initial amount we are trying to raise is 10,000 to cover rent, car payments and initial general support for both her and her child.

1. We were directly contacted by D* to support her family here in Ventura County.

2. We will be transferring amounts to the family in batches to avoid excessive fees.

3. The funds will be used for their rent, general expenses while managing the deportation of their father.

*D is not her real name. It was used to protection and safety of the family.

Español:

Somos el equipo de VC Defensa, una coalición local de defensa de inmigrantes en el Condado de Ventura, y fuimos contactados directamente por D* cuando su esposo fue secuestrado por agentes de ICE afuera de su unidad de almacenamiento. Fue detenido injustamente sin una orden de arresto. Los agentes de ICE le pusieron esposas, lo forzaron a subir a su vehículo y lo llevaron a ser procesado en Camarillo.

D llamó a nuestra línea directa para alertarnos sobre la angustia emocional que estaba enfrentando al quedarse sola con sus hijos, completamente en shock por la repentina detención de su esposo. Inicialmente, planeamos apoyarlos con asistencia legal, un comunicado a la comunidad, protestas para exigir su liberación, entre otras estrategias.

Lamentablemente, su esposo fue deportado esta mañana. Él nos informó que los agentes de ICE le mintieron, diciéndole que lo deportarían incluso si no firmaba los papeles. Utilizaron información falsa para intimidarlo y manipularlo hasta que firmó los documentos de deportación.

Hoy nos unimos para pedirle a la comunidad del Condado de Ventura su apoyo para D y su hijo en estos momentos extremadamente difíciles. Ella tiene muchas cuentas que ahora deberá cubrir completamente sola. La meta inicial de recaudación es de $10,000 para ayudar con el alquiler, los pagos del automóvil y apoyo general para ella y sus hijos.