rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/petition/free-martin-soto?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-petition-area-free-martin-soto' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Cosecha https://actionnetwork.org/groups/cosecha https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/petitions/photos/000/773/484/normal/c918181b-2cf2-42cc-aa21-7b3ca5600c71.JPG Martin Soto was kidnapped by ICE on February 1st, 2026 while buying diapers for his eleven month old son, leaving his pregnant wife and two young children to fend off on their own. Martin came to the United States to raise his children, and to be a loving partner to his wife. Instead, he was deprived of his freedom and sent to Delaney Hall, where he experienced lack of medical attention, rotten food, abuse from the GEO guards, and much more. On May 22, 2026 Gabriela Soto, Martin's wife, organized a press conference outside Delaney Hall exposing GEO for serving people live worms in their food. It was at this press conference that people detained called and denounced these conditions, demanded their freedom, and announced they were launching a hunger and labor strike. Martin was singled out as the leader of the strike and was questioned by GEO staff and ICE agents. "If we release you right now, will you tell your wife to stop the protest outside?" "Did you know your wife was organizing a protest outside" & "Did you start the strike inside?" Martin answered, "No comment. Can I please go back to my cell?" They took that literal and locked him in his cell for hours. He was then transferred out of Delaney Hall and is currently being held at Elizabeth Detention Center (EDC). Since his detention, Martin has missed his daughter's 4th birthday, missed his son's 1st birthday, spent his 30th birthday inside, missed his wife's birthday, missed spending Mother's Day with his wife, missed his and his wife's anniversary, and is about to miss Father's Day. He has also lost over 30 pounds. ICE has the power to release Martin via discretionary release. He does not need to be in prison to pursue his immigration case. Martin needs to be outside, with his wife and children. Sign this petition demanding that ICE and CoreCivic grant Martin discretionary release. Free Martin! https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/free-martin-soto