Dear |*FNAME*|,  

I know what it’s like living with HIV in ICE detention. I was held in a room for 46 days with 100 other people, without adequate medical care. I developed an infection, fever, and insomnia from stress. I felt scared for my life, and this was long before the COVID-19 outbreak.  

I also know what it’s like to have the support of Immigration Equality. They gave me free legal representation and stood by my side until I won. Now I want to help other detained asylum seekers in grave danger of being exposed to COVID-19—without access to basic hygiene, proper medical care, or the ability to practice social distancing.  

This Giving Tuesday Now, I’m asking for your help on behalf of people living in fear in ICE detention. If just 25 people launch a Facebook fundraiser, Immigration Equality will fly past their goal of raising $5,000 to secure freedom for asylum seekers like me in ICE detention. Will you help them save lives today? 

In the past month alone, Immigration Equality has pressured ICE to release eight asylum seekers from detention facilities—and succeeded. But there is more work to do, and there are more lives to save. It costs an estimated $2,500 for each client they represent, including phone call charges from detention centers, important documentation fees, staff compensation, and more.  

If you help them hit their goal of $5,000, they can represent two more clients in danger of contracting COVID-19 in ICE detention. And with a donor matching new gifts in honor of Immigration Equality’s 25-year-anniversary, contributions will be DOUBLED, allowing them to take on four new cases—and advocate for the release of many more! This Giving Tuesday Now, please help Immigration Equality save lives before it’s too late. 

Click here to start your Facebook fundraiser for Immigration Equality or make a direct donation here.  

Every dollar you raise, or give, is meaningful. Thank you, as always, for your support. 

Be well, 

Denis Davydov