My name is Fredi Reyes. I am a 15-year old United States citizen, born in New York on November 23, 1996. I’m a freshman high school student at East Davidson High School and I’m currently undergoing the worst crisis of my life. This isn’t some teenage fit over popularity or how good I look, or the clothes I wear. Along with my mother, I am facing deportation from my only home.
On March 3rd Claudio’s life changed forever. As he sat waiting in his car for his wife and 4 year old son to run some errands he began convulsing. Claudio is a type 2 diabetic, he had recently been put on new medication and was suffering a possible side effect.
A store employee saw what was happening and called an ambulance. The employee then saw Claudio vomiting on himself and called for an ambulance again. Still no ambulance came. The employee called an ambulance 3 times and 30 minutes later still no ambulance, however a police officer did show up.
Instead of receiving medical care Claudio was arrested and eventually transferred to ICE for deportation. Since Claudio and his family entered on a visa waiver they have no rights to an immigration judge or hearing. Claudio is being told ‘the next plane for Argentina leaves Tuesday!’
Why did a simple call to an ambulance lead to deportation? We need to keep this family together.
TAKE ACTION:2. Make a Phone Call: Call ICE – John Morton (202.732.3000)
Sample Script: ”I am calling to ask that ICE stop the deportation of Claudio Molina (A# 095-472-313). Claudio is type 2 diabetic, and began suffering from convulsions. Someone called an ambulance and instead police showed up and arrested Claudio. Claudio’s only crime is calling an ambulance for help! Stop his deportation.”
If you are a victim of domestic violence and call the cops to get a restraining order on your spouse, you can rest assured that you will end up in deportation proceedings, along with your children. This is the 14 year old and the mom that ICE is deporting TONIGHT at 9 PM EST while Obama and Senator Menendez stand on the sidelines, contrary to statutory exceptions such as VAWA. So much for prosecutorial discretion.
Never forget.
I think my problem with this is that even though it’s domestic violence, and it is bad, you’re here illegally. I know what it’s like to be the victim. I just wouldn’t expect to go to another country, call the cops, and tell them that my husband hit me and that I’m not a citizen of this country, and expect to stay. I know they’d ship my ass right back to the USA. It’s just the way it is. The proper channels could have saved people a lot of trouble.
well gee, what did she think was going to happen. i feel bad that she was being abused, but come on.
if you’re dealing cocaine and you call the cops for some reason, yes you are going to be arrested for dealing cocaine. (extreme example i know, BUT) if you are doing something illegal, its not a good idea to call the cops. duh.
Well, you are dumb. U.S. laws protect victims of domestic violence with statutory laws such as VAWA. In fact, anyone who is a victim of a serious crime in the U.S. and agrees to cooperate with the police, is eligible for a U-visa. So, duh.
Also, likening being out of status (a civil infraction) with cocaine (aggravated felony)? You aren’t exactly showing off your knowledge of crimes and misdemeanors. Don’t quit your day job.
One of the reasons why I went from an art major to a journalism major.
La Llorona (“The Weeping Woman”) is a widespread legend in Mexico, the American Southwest, Puerto Rico and Central America. Although several variations exist, the basic story tells of a beautiful woman by the name of Maria killing her children by drowning them, in order to be with the man that she loved. When the man rejects her, she kills herself. Challenged at the gates of heaven as to the whereabouts of her children, she is not permitted to enter the afterlife until she has found them. Maria is forced to wander the Earth for all eternity, searching in vain for her drowned offspring, with her constant weeping giving her the name “La Llorona”.
Read below to read her story.
The article is here. Sign the petition here.
Don’t Expel Bullied Gay Teen!
Darnell “Dynasty” Young has been bullied for months — it has sometimes gotten so bad that he has thought about suicide.
His mother contacted the school but instead of taking appropriate action, asked Darnell to “tone down” his accessories. That is victim blaming.
Not knowing what to do, his mother sent him to school with a stun gun because he didn’t feel safe. On April 16, 6 students surrounded him threatening violence. He pulled out the stun gun and raised it in the air, setting off an electric charge. He did not use it on anyone — he simply scared them away, protecting himself.
Young was soon arrested and taken away in handcuffs. He is now facing expulsion from the school.
Please tell Arsenal Technical High School to not expel Young — who hurt no one and was just trying to protect himself — and to change their school’s bullying policy to offer more protection for LGBT youth. No one should feel unsafe at school!
— Brittany
Please re-blog and actually sign it. There is an option for your name NOT to be displayed online so, your safety is not an issue :) Petitions like this can in fact change the usual course of action…
This only has 66 signatures, y’all.
