Hi everyone, it is with a heavy heart that I have to write this. My name is Molyna and my boyfriend of 16 years, Saeng, was detained by ICE. Please read our story and help our family reunite. All of the funds will go towards securing a lawyer and supporting our family of 9 children. It will take $6,000 to retain a lawyer and time is against us. We’d appreciate anything, no matter how small or big of the amount:

Last week on Dec. 12th, my boyfriend, Saeng, was taken by ICE right in front of me. It was early in the morning and our kids were getting ready for school when I heard a knock at my door. While Saeng was helping the kids get dressed, I looked through the peephole and didn’t see any identification that they were ICE. I opened the door and they told me they were looking for a name I didn’t recognize, they weren’t looking for Saeng. When they saw my boyfriend behind me, they asked to talk to him in the hallway. We had no idea what was going to happen. They grabbed him and took him away, it was so quick. Our kids didn’t even get to say goodbye to him, they had no idea what happened to him. All I could think about was a reality where I would never see him again.

I immediately called our family to tell them what happened and went to the immigration office to find him. The workers there didn’t tell me anything. I tried to tell them about his medical issues but they just ignored me. Saeng had begun having seizures this year and experienced one the week before he was taken. Two days after he was detained, he had a seizure in detention, busted his head open, and had to get stitches. When I ask him how he is on the phone, he says he’s okay but I know he’s just putting on a brave face. I worry about him, he sounds different.

Saeng is a good father, loving boyfriend, and generous friend. He’s an outgoing and open-minded person who’s always there to give support. He doesn’t deserve this, no one does. His crime was committed almost 20 years ago and he has already paid for the consequences of it. We have 9 kids that need their dad and are anxiously waiting for when they will see him again. Our youngest is only 3 years old, they all need him. He is the backbone to this family and deserves to watch his kids grow up. I don’t know where I would be without him. He takes care of all the kids and me. I’ve had a constant feeling of hurt and sadness since he’s been taken, it’s a feeling you can’t get rid of. I can barely eat or sleep. All I want is to have him back at home. If I can try to get him home even for a little bit, I’m willing to fight my hardest.