Reunite New Orleans mom, Nancy Oliva Baca, with her family

Brian Acuna, Assistant Field Office Director, New Orleans Immigration and Customs Enforcement

New Orleans mom, Nancy Oliva Baca, had been checking in routinely with ICE for years but was arrested at her ICE check-in on Friday June 29th without warning, explanation, or consideration for how this could impact her children for years to come.

Nancy has been a member of our community since 2006, when she moved to New Orleans to help reconstruct the city after the storm. Her twin daughters, Yoani and Rachel, are 9 years old and her son, is 17. Nancy is also a longtime member of the New Orleans Workers' Center for Racial Justice's Congress of Day Laborers, and has fought to defend human rights in our city for many years. Now, she is en route to the notorious La Salle Detention Center, three hours away.

Nancy's arrest is just one example of why ICE should not exist. It's completely unacceptable that ICE spends billions of dollars to detain beloved members of our community like Nancy in internment camps every day.  

Please send a message to the New Orleans ICE office to release Nancy so that she can remain with her family.

To: Brian Acuna, Assistant Field Office Director, New Orleans Immigration and Customs Enforcement
From: [Your Name]

Dear Mr. Acuna

I was extremely saddened and shocked to learn that Nancy Oliva Baca was suddenly arrested by ICE agents at her regular immigration check-in on Friday June 29th. Nancy had been checking in with ICE for years but was arrested suddenly without warning, explanation, or consideration for how this could impact her children for years to come.

Nancy has been a proud member of our community since 2006, when she moved to New Orleans to help with reconstruction after the storm. Her twin daughters, Yoani and Rachel, are 9 years old and her son, Cristopher is 17.

Nancy is in no way a threat to our community. In fact, she worked alongside many other New Orleanians to help our city recover from one of the deepest crises we have ever faced. Please grant Nancy a Stay of Deportation so that she can reunite with her children.

Thank you.