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Help Ingrid survive in Sanctuary

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Ingrid and her family need help as she is living in a church and cannot leave to work. Funds will go directly to Ingrid's legal costs, as they are very high for this case.

Many thanks to you for anything you can contribute!

Her story:

Ingrid Encalada Latorre came from Peru and made Colorado her home in 2000. She has lived almost half of her 33 years here in the US. She has two citizen children, Bryant who is 8 years old and Anibal who is a year old. Anibal has torticollis, a condition which can be treated when the child is young. He sees a physical therapist and needs supervision at home to complete his treatments. If he isn't treated properly now, he'll likely need surgery as an adult. Bryant needs his mother so he continues doing well in school and in life.

Ingrid's immigration problems began in 2010. She worked for many years at a nursing home to support herself and her son. Like millions of people who need to support their families, she used papers she had purchased to be able to work. This caused the IRS to contact the person to whom the papers belonged and that person filed a police report.

On April 22, 2010 the police picked Ingrid up at her nursing home job. She agreed to a felony plea and completed 4 1/2 years of probation and paid back $11,500 of back taxes. She didn't understand that the felony plea, which allowed her to serve probation and pay the fines rather than serve jail time, would prevent her from being able to win her immigration case.

Ingrid found a new attorney who is now trying to reopen her criminal case. That attorney asked for a stay of removal in order for Ingrid to pursue her day in court without fear of deportation, that stay was denied. Facing final orders of deportation, Ingrid made a decision to enter Sanctuary at the Mountain View Friends Meeting, a local Quaker House.

Article about Ingrid's decision to take Sanctuary in a local church

Organizer

Evan Weissman
Organizer
Denver, CO

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