Grassroots Organizing Stops Deportation of Community Leader!!!
Posted Tue, 07/16/2013 - 2:23pm
Dear friends and supporters,
Today we heard from ICE that Danilo's application for a Stay of Removal was approved and that he can stay! Our grassroots movement stopped his deportation!
Thanks for all your work!
A message from Danilo:
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Danilo continued, "And remember the lesson, the first time we asked permission for prosecutorial discretion through ICE's process and we lost. But now, after a big public campaign, contstant pressure, and powerful community organizing--DEMANDING to stop the deportation--we won. Now, we see how we can change the world we live in."
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With public pressure and organizing we pushed the envelope, convincing ICE to grant Danilo a Stay of Removal--allowing him to stay until July 2014.
All of our collective efforts have advanced the immigrant rights movement proving that public pressure and grassroots organizing works and setting a precedent that we can in fact hold ICE accountable to our movement!