On Thursday, May 24th, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers beat Prince Gbohoutou with sticks at JFK Airport in New York City for resisting deportation.

Prince is originally from the Central African Republic (CAR) and is seeking asylum. He is an artist, a community member in Prince George’s County (MD) and is married to a U.S. citizen. He was detained during his regularly scheduled check-in in Baltimore a few weeks ago and on Thursday ICE sought to deport him without notice.

Prince rightfully resisted his deportation, fearing that he would be hurt or killed if he were to return to the CAR. and was met with brutal abuse from the ICE officers. He’s back in Maryland, this time in a detention center in Frederick, but can still be deported at any moment.

Prince and his wife, Shaniece, need your help. Please sign up to make calls on their behalf in the coming days:

1. Call ICE demanding answers for what happened to Prince at JFK on the night of Thursday, March 24th

Baltimore ICE field office, 410-637-4000

2. Call/tweet at his congressional and state representatives asking them to stand with Prince and demand accountability from ICE and DHS.

Senator Chris Van Hollen: (202) 224-4654
Senator Ben Cardin: (202) 224-4524
Rep. Anthony Brown: (202) 225-8699

Please sign up to pledge your support and we will email you a sample script to make these calls for Prince and more.

Thank you for raising your voice in the face of injustice.

Gratefully,

UndocuBlack Network