Link Action Alert - Free Carlos Menjivar from ICE Detention!

The family of Carlos Menjivar is claiming Sanctuary out of fear of being detained by ICE, following Carlos’ arrest last Wednesday, June 4, at an ICE raid here in Grand Rapids.

Here’s what happened:

Carlos and his family had been offered a Voluntary Departure by ICE in previous weeks, so they had already purchased plane tickets to voluntarily fly back to El Salvador this week. Then ICE officials scheduled a check-in appointment at the ISAP office in Grand Rapids, which Carlos attended in good faith, counting on ICE’s verbal agreement with him and knowing he was soon to return to El Salvador.

Yet during this appointment, Carlos was taken by ICE agents and is now being held at the Calhoun County Jail in Battle Creek.

In response, Carlos’ wife and their three young children are being offered Sanctuary at Fountain Street Church while they fight for his release.

What you can do:

Movimiento Cosecha GR and GR Rapid Response to ICE are launching a community campaign to #FreeCarlos and we are calling on the public for support. Please send your emails with the following demands:

1. For Carlos Menjivar to be released before Saturday, so he and his family can voluntarily depart to their home country of El Salvador.

2. Return Carlos’ passport, which the ICE agents took when they detained him.

3. Change Carlos Menjivar’s status from deportation to voluntary departure, since a charge of deportation would have lifelong consequences for him.

These emails will be sent to the ICE office, as well as Michigan Senators Gary Peters and Elissa Slotkin, along with Rep. Hillary Scholten. Demand that they intervene immediately on Carlos’ behalf so that he can return to El Salvador peacefully.

You can call or write your own email at the following contacts, or click through to edit our template with your own message and have them automatically sent.

Email for ICE office in Detroit: outreach.icebal@ice.dhs.gov

Phone: (313) 771-6601

Senator Elissa Slotkin email.
DC phone: 202-224-4822
GR phone: 616-975-0052

Senator Gary Peters email.
DC phone: (202) 224-6221

U.S. House Representative Hilary Scholten email.
DC phone: (202) 225-3831
GR phone:(616) 451-8383