CASA Announces Rally for Individual Separated from Family

From CASA: Guillermo, a local artist and handyman from Annapolis fled the violence in El Salvador in 2005, has been detained and separated from his family since April 4th, 2017. Participants from United Church of Christ General Synod in town for their national conference will be joining CASA and the Annapolis Sanctuary Network in a march and rally in front of the Baltimore Immigration Customs Office to advocate alongside the family of Guillermo Encinos Morales to ask that he be released from detention with a motion to stay of his deportation so he can apply for asylum. Guillermo is father of 4 children and grandfather of seven and has no criminal background. This rally comes in wake of the recent Boathouse Canton incident when 30 employees left after a request from ICE to review I-9 forms.

What: March and Action Baltimore ICE office

When: Monday, July 3rd 1:30 PM- 2:15 PM

Where: Baltimore ICE office in front of the federal building, 31 Hopkins Place

Speakers:

Astrid Recinos, Guillermo’s daughter
Rev. Linda Jaramillo, Former UCC Justice and Witness Ministry Executive Minister
Rev. Justo Gonzalez, Pastor at St. Luke- Pilgrim UCC, Buffalo NY who has hosted asylum seekers going to Canada

Co-Sponsors:

Annapolis Sanctuary Network, CASA, UCC National Collaborative on Immigration, United Church of Christ Justice and Witness Ministries, UCC Latinx Ministries, United Black Christians, Pilgrim-St. Luke's & El Nuevo Camino UCC, Buffalo, NY, Robbinsdale UCC, Ainsworth United Church of Christ, Good Shepherd UCC

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