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RIP Manuel Alejandro Gonzalez
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It is with a heavy heart that we announce another one of our Volviendo a Casa recipients: Manuel Alejandro Gonzalez. He was born into a humble family in Queretaro, Mexico. Manuel was 32 years old, a loving partner, and father to two children, a 15-year-old and a 10-year-old. His dream was to work in the United States, with the goal of reaching Escondido, CA, and providing his family with a better quality of life.
Unfortunately, he was lost in the desert where he passed away and was later found by Border Patrol.
We are grateful for the continued collaboration of the Mexican Consulate and our new partnership with Aztlan Mortuary. Working together, we were able to provide and pay for funeral expenses, documentation, and transportation to Mexico where Manuel’s family and friends could say their final goodbyes. We want to thank them not only for their partnership but for their care in assisting grieving migrant families.
Manuel Alejandro Gonzalez, May he Rest In Peace.
We continue to denounce the many policies at work at our southern border, which dehumanize our migrant siblings, causing entirely preventable deaths. We remain committed to providing humanitarian aid to those crossing in hopes of preventing more deaths.
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Our June Water Drop took place last Saturday and we left water, food bandanas and other supplies along desert routes and we also scouted for new drop sites. We want to shoutout our team which was made up almost entirely of returning volunteers! We cannot thank them enough for their commitment and life-saving work as the temperature in the desert hit 100 degrees this weekend, and will only continue to rise this summer. In addition, the Biden administration’s new executive order restricting asylum, will force migrants to cross through the desert’s deadly temperatures.
Our upcoming Water Drop sign-up links are below under Volunteer Opportunities. For more information, you can email our coordinator at [email protected].
Sigue adelante, (Keep going)
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Last Saturday was our Father’s Day Caravan of Love! We first visited Casa de Oracion del Migrante, a men’s shelter accommodating 45 individuals. Prior to that, we stopped at Movimiento Juventud 2000, which primarily houses families. There, we delivered new clothes and activity backpacks donated last week for the children at the shelter. We are deeply grateful for everyone who contributed gift card donations, enabling us to purchase exactly what Casa Oracion del Migrante urgently needed. A special thank you goes to Lia, a dedicated volunteer, who generously purchased a significant amount of donations out-of-pocket. Her kindness and generosity are truly inspiring!
Additionally, we extend our gratitude to Psicologos Sin Fronteras for their invaluable assistance in Tijuana, including organizing an activity for the men at the shelter. We also want to express our appreciation to Casa Oracion for warmly welcoming us and including us in their prayers.
If you would like to donate to our Shelter Aid program click the button below.
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Celebrating two more bonds posted!
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This is Raul, another one of our Familias Reunidas bond fund recipients from Honduras. He is 41 years old and our 127th bond posted. He spent 3 months inside the Imperial Regional Detention Center. We want to thank Al Otro Lado once again for this referral.
Raul is an asylum seeker fleeing gangs from his home country. Raul will live with his sponsor and long-time family friend! Thanks to your help we were able to post his bond before his second MCH court! (A master calendar hearing (“MCH”) is a short, preliminary hearing on immigration matters—the usual start to efforts to remove an immigrant from the United States).
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Meet our latest Familias Reunidas bond fund recipient: Eduardo. He is from Mexico and our 128th recipient. He spent 6 months inside the Otay Mesa Detention Center and we were able to help free him before his 55th birthday.
Eduardo is from Zacatecas and had to leave his hometown as he was receiving death threats. He hopes to obtain an immigration status to start a new life in the United States. He thanks Border Angels for being the Angels he prayed for during his six months in detention prison.
If you would like to help others like Raul or Eduardo you can donate through the link below!
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Due to increasingly high summer temperatures, our June Water Drop will be closed for registration and we will only be inviting returning and experienced volunteers. The safety of our volunteers remains our utmost priority. Thank you for your understanding.
For any questions or more info email osvaldo@borderangels.org or call the office at 619-487-0249.
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Schedule a Donation Drop-Off
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Due to limited storage space we will be receiving physical donations by appointment only. Appointments are available Monday-Friday from 9AM to 3PM.
Call us or email us to schedule today at 619-487-0240 or [email protected].
Drop off donations at our office located at the Sherman Heights Community Center at 2258 Island Ave. San Diego, CA 92102. We do not accept used clothing donations.
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Biden expected to immediately use new asylum restrictions in sweeping measure
The Biden administration plans to immediately invoke an authority to shut off access to asylum for migrants who cross the US-Mexico border illegally, senior officials said Tuesday, a significant attempt by President Joe Biden to address head on one of his biggest political vulnerabilities.
Biden is expected to unveil the sweeping executive action later Tuesday, attempting to use executive action to affect the situation on the border after a bipartisan measure failed earlier this year. The action marks the administration’s most dramatic move on the US southern border as Biden tries to gain the upper hand on immigration just weeks from the first presidential debate – by using the same authority former President Donald Trump tried to use in office.
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‘Preventable tragedy’: ICE detention deaths could have been avoided, report finds
Almost all deaths in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody were preventable, according to a new report by the American Civil Liberties Union and Physicians for Human Rights released on Tuesday.
The report, based on a review by a team of medical experts of 14,500 documents from 52 deaths from 2017 to 2021, including two in Houston-area detention centers, determined that 95 percent of deaths could have been prevented with proper medical care. ICE medical staff also made incomplete or incorrect diagnoses in 88 percent of cases, and did not provide timely and appropriate medical care in 79 percent of cases, according to the report’s analysis.
The report comes as immigrant detention is increasing. President Joe Biden promised to reduce immigrant detention, but instead the number of people detained under his administration has increased to more than 38,500 in June. This is more than double the 15,000 population at the end of the Trump administration, but still less than the peak of 55,000 in August 2019.
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We have everything from t-shirts, to totes, to water bottles! All merchandise purchases go towards our programs and life-saving work.
Visit our online shop here.
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Make a difference and donate today!
Visit our website: www.borderangels.org
Please make checks payable to:
Border Angels
2258 Island Ave
San Diego, CA 92102
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