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sce56

(4,828 posts)
Sun Jan 8, 2012, 02:51 PM Jan 2012

Stop Leslie's Tuesday Deportation! If you feel it is wrong to separate a mother from her children [View all]

To sign go here => http://action.dreamactivist.org/leslieh/


Stop Leslie's Tuesday Deportation!

URGENT: Leslie, mother to 3 young U.S. citizen children will be deported on Tuesday.

Sign petition to the right and help us reach our goal of 500 signatures --------------------------------------->

Leslie was brought to the U.S. when she was only 11 years old. Now 25, she is the mother of 3 young children, ages 10, 5, and 3. Two of her children require medical attention and need Leslie to care for them. Leslie was detained after she was told she missed a court date when she was only 13 years old!

Take immediate action to stop Leslie's Tuesday deportation.

SPREAD THE WORD:

Why? Leslie mother of 3 US citizen children will b deported Tuesday! Sign bit.ly/lesliemi to demand @wwwicegov let her go @DreamAct


http://action.dreamactivist.org/leslieh/

The Petition

To Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security, John Morton and Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano:

We, the undersigned, write to request that you take action to stop the deportation of DREAM eligible youth Leslie Hernandez-Hernandez and that she be released from St. Clair County Jail immediately.

Leslie has been detained in St. Clair County Jail, in Michigan, since October 24th. She has had to spend Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years, away from her three young children. Leslie was told that, when she was only 13 years old, she missed a court date and was given an “in absentia” removal. Leslie was not aware of this until ICE picked her up and detained her, separating her from her family and children.

Leslie, now 25, was brought to the U.S. when she was only 11 years old. She is the single mother of three U.S. citizen children, ages 10, 5, and 3. Two of her children suffer from severe medical conditions. Leslie’s 10 year old is disabled after being hit by an SUV two years ago and requires ongoing medical treatment including therapy, and her 5 year old daughter suffers from a respiratory condition. If deported, this family will be separated and the children won’t receive proper medical care.

Leslie is DREAM Act eligible and, according to the memo issued by John Morton, is not a priority for deportation and should be granted favorable exercise of prosecutorial discretion. Per President Obama’s statements, Leslie shouldn’t be detained and in the process of getting deported. Leslie should be released immediately so she can be reunited with her children.

We, the undersigned, urge you to take action to stop the deportation of Leslie Hernandez-Hernandez and that she be released from St. Clair County Jail immediately.

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