Dear Friend --

Two weeks ago, I wrote about CLUE’s critical efforts to gain shelter for detained immigrants on the verge of release from Adelanto and Otay Mesa since the start of the coronavirus crisis. 

I’m excited to share that thanks to generous support from people like you, six of our immigrant brothers and sisters have already found placement in temporary shelters.

Now hundreds more may have an opportunity for release. Your gift today could make the difference between continued detention and humanitarian release. 

Can you please donate $50 now to help continue the shelter search and placement process for our brothers and sisters?

Here’s what’s happened. On Friday, as 80 community members from CLUE gathered to demand that ICE release all detained immigrants, a federal judge granted a class-wide preliminary injunction demanding that immigration release a large number of detained immigrants from Adelanto, the federal detention facility in San Bernardino County.

But they can’t be released if they don’t have a place to go. 

You can help find shelter with your $50 donation today.

We are on the phone with congregations across Southern California to ask for their support in providing shelter. Many need financial support to be able to provide food and other basic needs on an ongoing basis in order to accept our immigrant neighbors. 

Indeed there are SO many of our immigrant neighbors in need of shelter, we may need to find alternative housing at hotels or other locations.

Your gift now will fund outreach and direct support to congregations opening their doors to hopeful immigrants.

Please consider a donation of $50 once, or on a monthly basis, today. Can we count on you?

Thank you.

In faith and solidarity, 

Michelle Seyler

Executive Director, CLUE Justice

P.S. Read more about Friday’s protest here. Also check out our Facebook page where we went live to stream the action.