MOTHER OF THREE, SLATED FOR DEPORTATION, TO RECEIVE SUPPORT FROM ELECTED OFFICIALS, UPTOWN COMMUNITY TO STAY IN U.S.
Community to Gather in Support, Deliver Letter to USCIS Requesting US Asylum
New York, NY -
Tomorrow, Monday, August 21st at 11:00am, the upper Manhattan community will gather with Amanda Morales-Guerra, a young mother of three, who is currently in sanctuary in a Washington Heights church to avoid deportation by the Trump Administration. Elected officials, community organizations and residents will join Amanda and her children before heading downtown to deliver letters of support and an I589 form, a request for asylum, after facing death threats in her native Guatemala.
At 1pm, there will be a rally and press conference in support of Amanda, after which elected officials and Amanda's lawyer will deliver the letters to officials at 26 Federal Plaza.
Amanda has been supported by the
New Sanctuary Project and Reverend Barrios at Holy Rood Church in Washington Heights. She is currently in sanctuary with her 3 children, all of whom are US citizens, and is unable to step outside the building for fear of detainment and deportation. Uptown community-based organizations have been supportive of Amanda, supplying beds, food and even music lessons for her children. As a victim of the ramped up immigration enforcement of the Trump Administration, Amanda's story resonates with the upper Manhattan community, long a haven for immigrants fleeing persecution.
What: Uptown Community to Deliver Letters & Request for Asylum for Single Mother of 3 Facing Deportation
Who
: New Sanctuary Project, Holy Rood Church, Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez, U.S. Rep Adriano Espaillat, NYS Senator Marisol Alcantara, NYS Assemblywoman Carmen De La Rosa, Community League of the Heights Executive Director Yvonne Stennett, Adan Vazquez Executive Director of Washington Heights Community Conservatory for the Fine Arts & more (list in formation)
Where:
Morning Gathering: Holyrood Church. 179th Street and Fort Washington Avenue. Washington Heights, NY.
Rally/Press Conference: Foley Square, 111 Worth St., Lower Manhattan
When: Monday, August 20th; Gathering: 11:00 PM / Press Conference: 1:00 PM
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