Help Bring Dolores Home: Legal Defense Fund

My name is Miriam González Bustamante, and I’m helping to organize this fundraiser alongside the Workers Center of Central New York for our dear mom, grandmother, friend and community member, Dolores Bustamante. Recently, Dolores was detained by ICE during her check-in appointment in Buffalo, and we are raising funds to support the legal fight to bring her back home.

Dolores is a 54-year-old mother, grandmother, dedicated farmworker, and community leader who has been calling the U.S home for more than twenty years. She has no criminal record; she loves her work picking apples and feeding thousands of American families. She has supported her daughters and seven grandchildren. She also organized and delivered aid to community members during the COVID pandemic, started a community garden to provide fresh food to farmworkers lacking access to food, and helped co-workers cope with illnesses and loss.

On April 22, Dolores decided to attend her ICE check-in, despite the horror stories she heard about ICE detention and her fear of being detained and deported. Before going to the appointment, she stated, “I will go to my check-in because I want to do things the right way.”

We humbly ask for your support in raising the legal funds needed to fight for Dolores’ release. Every dollar will go directly toward her case. Whether you can give financially, share this campaign, or simply keep Dolores in your prayers, your contribution means the world.

Funds will be used for legal feeds, bond, phone, commissary and other related expenses to support Dolores.

Together, we can bring Dolores home to her family and community.

With gratitude,

Miriam González and family