To: Denis McDonough, Cecilia Muñoz, Felicia Escobar, Julie Rodriguez, Ginette Magaña, Sarah Saldaña, Elizabeth Cedillo-Pereira, Leonard Joseph, Thomas D. Homan, U.S. Representative G. K. Butterfield, U.S. Representative David E. Price, Aleja...

Free NC Refugee Kids

To President Barack Obama and Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson:

I am writing to call for the immediate release of Pedro Arturo Salmeron Salmeron (A# 206-794-982) and Walter Joel Aguilar Ramirez (A# 206-799-034) of Charlotte, Josue Alexander Soriano Cortez (A# 206-731-549) of Thomasville, Wildin David Guillen Acosta (A# 206-799-049) of Durham, Edwin Yonatan Alvarez Galvan (A#202-076-383) of Cary, Santos Geovany Padilla-Guzman (A# 208-268-389) of Raleigh and Bilmer Araeli Pujoy Juarez (A# 202-129-863) of Greenville.

Pedro, Walter, Josue, Wildin, Edwin, Santos and Bilmer were the victims of ICE raids in the last few weeks. All seven came to the United States fleeing gang and criminal violence.

Let us be clear, Pedro, Walter, Josue, Wildin, Edwin, Santos and Bilmer have no previous criminal record. None.

If Pedro, Walter, Josue, Wildin, Edwin, Santos and Bilmer are deported, this would go against our humanitarian principles and place their lives in grave danger.

According to DHS guidelines, Pedro, Walter, Josue, Wildin, Edwin, Santos and Bilmer are low priorities for deportation and should be granted favorable exercise of prosecutorial discretion. Please don't separate these youth from their families. I urge you to take action and release Pedro Arturo Salmeron Salmeron (A# 206-794-982), Walter Joel Aguilar Ramirez (A# 206-799-034), Josue Alexander Soriano Cortez (A# 206-731-549), Wildin David Guillen Acosta (A# 206-799-049), Edwin Yonatan Alvarez Galvan (A#202-076-383), Santos Geovany Padilla-Guzman (A# 208-268-389) and Bilmer Araeli Pujoy Juarez (A# 202-129-863) from detention and call on ICE to immediately stop their deportations.

Why is this important?

The #NC7 will be in grave danger if deported. They need to be released to their families and be allowed to fight their cases in the U.S.