I’m raising funds for my father after he was detained on his way back from an independent construction and masonry work trip to Payson, Arizona. He had traveled with three other workers because work had been slow at the company he works for in Phoenix, and he was doing what he could to keep working and provide for our family.

On November 8, around 5 p.m., their vehicle was pulled over in Camp Verde. My father was on the phone with my mother when he told her they had been stopped and were being questioned, and then the call ended. After that, his location stayed frozen for about five hours. When it finally turned back on around 10 p.m. that Sunday, he was later able to call my mother and said that ICE officers had brutally detained them.

This has been incredibly painful for our family. My father is a hardworking man, and all we want is to bring him home. We are asking for help so we can be prepared for bond and lawyer fees and do everything we can to support him through this situation.

Any donation, no matter the amount, would mean so much to our family. If you are not able to give, please consider sharing this fundraiser and keeping my father in your thoughts. Thank you for standing with us during this difficult time.