Don’t Deport Osvelia, Keep Her Family Together
Petition to ICE
We humbly ask for your support to prevent the deportation of Osvelia Maldonado-Gomez (A#073-994-997). She is the spouse of a U.S. citizen, mother of a U.S. citizen, and grandmother to three U.S. citizens. Her youngest grandchild is three years old.
As a single mother, Osvelia migrated to this country at the age of 32 in hopes of building a better life for her family. Osvelia has lived in the U.S. for nearly three decades, and has planted deep roots in Los Angeles. She regularly attends church and is a pillar in the social fabric of her community. Osvelia works tirelessly to provide for her family and has done so for the past 28 years. For instance, she supports her daughter, a single mother of 3 U.S. citizens, with financial and emotional support, and helps raise all 3 children.
She received Legal Permanent Resident status in 2010 and was able to visit her extremely sick mother in Mexico, after 22 years. In June of 2011, as she re-entered the country, Customs and Border Protection detained her for a previous misdemeanor.
As an older woman, a 16 month detention period was traumatizing for Osvelia. Osvelia suffered many hardships during her detention, including extreme financial loss and emotional trauma, from which she is still recovering. Due to her increased levels of anxiety, fear, and depression, she relies on psychiatric medication and sleeping pills to stay afloat.
In October of 2012, Osvelia’s petition to remain in the United States was denied, and she was released on bond. For the past five years, Osvelia has been a respectable resident of the United States as she awaited her deportation case. Days before Thanksgiving, Osvelia received a letter from ICE asking that she report herself on Tuesday, December 5th for her deportation at the San Bernardino ICE Office.
Osvelia is the pillar of her family and is needed at home. Separating Osvelia from her family is unjust and inhumane treatment, given the circumstances. We call on ICE to allow Osvelia to remain with her family so that she can continue to provide a safe and stable life for them. Now is the time for action and resistance. We cannot allow the Trump administration to continue separating mothers from our communities.
In solidarity,
The Maldonado Family
“If they come for me in the morning, they will come for you in the night.”
― Angela Y. Davis
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We humbly ask for your support to prevent the deportation of Osvelia Maldonado-Gomez (A#073-994-997). She is the spouse of a U.S. citizen, mother of a U.S. citizen, and grandmother to three U.S. citizens. Her youngest grandchild is three years old.
As a single mother, Osvelia migrated to this country at the age of 32 in hopes of building a better life for her family. Osvelia has lived in the U.S. for nearly three decades, and has planted deep roots in Los Angeles. She regularly attends church and is a pillar in the social fabric of her community. Osvelia works tirelessly to provide for her family and has done so for the past 28 years. For instance, she supports her daughter, a single mother of 3 U.S. citizens, with financial and emotional support, and helps raise all 3 children.
She received Legal Permanent Resident status in 2010 and was able to visit her extremely sick mother in Mexico, after 22 years. In June of 2011, as she re-entered the country, Customs and Border Protection detained her for a previous misdemeanor. She spent 8 months in jail and was then transferred to ICE custody where she spent 8 months in a women’s detention center.
As an older woman, a 16 month detention period was traumatizing for Osvelia. Osvelia suffered many hardships during her detention, including extreme financial loss and emotional trauma, from which she is still recovering. Due to her increased levels of anxiety, fear, and depression, she relies on psychiatric medication and sleeping pills to stay afloat.
In October of 2012, Osvelia’s petition to remain in the United States was denied, and she was released on bond. For the past five years, Osvelia has been a respectable resident of the United States as she awaited her deportation case. Days before Thanksgiving, Osvelia received a letter from ICE asking that she report herself on Tuesday, December 5th for her deportation at the San Bernardino ICE Office.
Osvelia is the pillar of her family and is needed at home. Separating Osvelia from her family is unjust and inhumane treatment, given the circumstances. We call on ICE to allow Osvelia to remain with her family so that she can continue to provide a safe and stable life for them. Now is the time for action and resistance. We cannot allow the Trump administration to continue separating mothers from our communities.
Thank you.