The noise we generated made a difference!

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Paola and her baby son Jose — asylum-seekers from Guatemala — are free. Thank you!

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Dear John,

I have great news to share. Paola* and her one-year-old baby Jose* have been
released from the notorious Dilley family detention center.

Paola and Jose came to the U.S. seeking safety from violence and persecution and
were instead thrown behind bars. While detained in a Customs and Border
Protection facility, Jose became very ill and was sent to hospital for five days
where he was put on a machine to breathe. When he could breathe on his own, he
and his mom were sent to an ICE family detention facility in Dilley, Texas where
his health deteriorated again, suffering a cough and restricted breathing.

Paola’s and Jose’s release is due the relentless advocacy of his lawyers and
sustained pressure from activists like us who believe that a parent and their
child deserve humanitarian parole while they fight for their right to seek
asylum.

As you know, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought renewed urgency to Amnesty’s work
advocating for immigrants and asylum-seekers who are detained in crowded
conditions with inadequate access to basic hygiene and medical care.

While we celebrate Paola’s and Jose’s release, we must not forget that more than
a hundred families and tens of thousands of individuals are trapped in ICE
detention centers with negligent care and protection. Amnesty won’t stop until
every last family is free.

Here are two ways you can help:

1. Sign the petition to demand ICE to free all families together from detention
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2. Send an email to ICE Acting Director Matthew Albence to urge him to free
people in detention and protect them from COVID-19
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I cannot thank you enough for being with us at this crucial time. With your
help, we can act in this small window of time to help those who are desperately
in need, and create a more caring and rights-respecting world for everyone.

With so much appreciation,

Denise Bell
Researcher, Refugee and Migrant Rights
Amnesty International USA

P.S. Inspired by this success? Be part of our RightsNow! campaign and demand that human rights are put at the
center of the COVID-19 response and recovery.
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