500 signatures reached
To: Washington ICE Field Director
STOP DEPORTATION OF CESAR OVER A PIECE OF FIREWOOD!
Cancel the deportation order of Cesar Lara Rios (A# 205-298-328) and grant his stay of removal.
Why is this important?
In 2012, Cesar was facing deportation after a forest ranger turned him into ICE over a piece of firewood that Cesar didn't know he couldn't take, and a $50 dollar ticket. However, after a national campaign, ICE released him from detention and granted him prosecutorial discretion. Cesar had been reporting to ICE since 2013. On May 10, 2017, Cesar went to his routine check-in, but ICE detained Cesar and is trying to deport him once again. Nothing has changed in Cesar's case; he has no criminal record and is the main provider for his family. Cesar is a low-priority deportation and should not be deported.
Cesar was born in the Mexico and has been living in the United States for the past ten years. Cesar’s father abandoned him and Cesar’s mother thirty years ago. Cesar’s mother was a victim of domestic violence and Cesar has always been there to care for her as she suffers from many health conditions. Cesar is terrified of being sent back to Aguascalientes, Mexico due to the severe violence and increasing number of deaths. Cesar has no criminal record and is the main provider for his ill mother.
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PLEASE MAKE A CALL TOO
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After you sign the petition, please take a minute to call his deportation officer James O'Neill to ask that they grant his stay of removal: 804-330-8264.
Sample Script: "I am calling to urge ICE to stop the deportation of Cesar Lara Rios (A# 205-298-328) and grant his stay of removal. In the past, Cesar was granted prosecutorial discretion. Why is ICE trying to deport him now even though nothing has changed in his case? He has no criminal record. A piece of firewood should not be a deportable offense. Grant Cesar's stay so he can remain in the U.S. with his family."
Cesar was born in the Mexico and has been living in the United States for the past ten years. Cesar’s father abandoned him and Cesar’s mother thirty years ago. Cesar’s mother was a victim of domestic violence and Cesar has always been there to care for her as she suffers from many health conditions. Cesar is terrified of being sent back to Aguascalientes, Mexico due to the severe violence and increasing number of deaths. Cesar has no criminal record and is the main provider for his ill mother.
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PLEASE MAKE A CALL TOO
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After you sign the petition, please take a minute to call his deportation officer James O'Neill to ask that they grant his stay of removal: 804-330-8264.
Sample Script: "I am calling to urge ICE to stop the deportation of Cesar Lara Rios (A# 205-298-328) and grant his stay of removal. In the past, Cesar was granted prosecutorial discretion. Why is ICE trying to deport him now even though nothing has changed in his case? He has no criminal record. A piece of firewood should not be a deportable offense. Grant Cesar's stay so he can remain in the U.S. with his family."