His alarm just went off. I've been trying to figure out how to start this page and share it in the midst of so much need. I'm sitting here with my laptop open and I heard a strange alarm—it's his cell phone wake-up alarm—a life interrupted. And he's one of thousands.

Here are the facts. On Tuesday, January 13th, two plainclothes ICE "agents" sat in Pancho's parking lot for 20 minutes watching people go in and out of the building. One of our employees, who is here legally with a work permit, walked out the back door to take out the trash and access the storage unit. These two men entered the storage unit and dragged him out. You can view the video and try to forget his screams for help. In the struggle, he left behind his phone, his glasses, and his hat.

Our employee, Kevin, is married and has small children. Despite paying legal fees over the years to obtain his work permit and be here legally, he was moved from the Whipple Building in Minneapolis to El Paso within 12 hours. Twice, in those first hours, we attempted to bring him his glasses so that he can see, only to realize he had immediately been transported. We've paid several thousand to the attorney already and he will need funds for a bond that will be issued by a judge in the next week or so.

All dollars raised will go to Kevin and his family for legal fees and living expenses while he and his wife are unable to work and provide for their family. If you can give, give what you can and if you can't, DO what you can for our neighbors.

ETA: Per GFM request, we need to add specific plans for the dollars raised. as well as our relationship to the beneficiary. We are employers of the beneficiaries, Kevin and his wife. We own the restaurant from which Kevin was taken. All funds will go to them for living expenses or their lawyer to resolve his case and bring him home from El Paso, TX. We are speaking to Kevin's wife, SC, (who I am purposely not naming for privacy purposes) daily to ensure she has access to these funds for living expenses as well as legal fees. We will manage the funds in one of two ways, either transferring directly from this page to her bank account or to my personal account so we can make payments to the attorney and then transfer the rest of the funds to her. The only reason for the latter is if she is not comfortable having her bank account tied to the account and if she decides it is easier for us to manage payments for the bond or to the attorney. From my personal account, all transactions will be tracked and and we are happy to share all of those records with GFM.