Help bring Oscar S. back home to his family

(Espanol abajo) Oscar, his wife Elba, and their teen-aged son fled Nicaragua a few years ago due to political persecution. Elba’s work put her and her family in danger. With the support of a local non-profit, they applied for political asylum, received work permits from the US government, and started to make Maryland their home. Unfortunately, despite him showing them his work permit, ICE agents detained and abducted Oscar on his way to his construction work site on September 3, 2025. Oscar is currently in an immigration detention facility in Arizona and every time he calls home, Elba gets a bill for the phone call from the government that took her husband away!

Elba is heartbroken and doing everything she can to stay afloat. She has to pay rent, put food on the table for herself and her son, and pay sizable legal fees to try to bring her husband back home… all on an hourly job cleaning buildings. Elba was worried about putting this GoFundMe post up but decided to go for it because this is her last resort (this is why she has only shared a photo of her husband hard at work and not the whole family, and we are using pseudonyms). Elba and Oscar did everything they could to provide for their son, worked tirelessly, and had work permits.

Please help Oscar, Elba and their son through these challenging times and ensure they can be reunited once again. Please donate what you can and share this post widely among your network of folks who want to stand in solidarity with our immigrant brothers and sisters. If not us, who?

(This information was verified by the Prince Georgia’s County Immigrant Rights Collective, Maryland)

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Oscar, su esposa Elba y su hijo adolescente huyeron de Nicaragua hace unos años debido a la persecución política. El trabajo de Elba allá la puso a ella y a su familia en peligro. Con el apoyo de una organización local sin fines de lucro, solicitaron asilo político, obtuvieron permisos de trabajo del gobierno estadounidense y comenzaron a establecerse en Maryland. Desafortunadamente, a pesar de mostrarles su permiso de trabajo, agentes de ICE detuvieron y secuestraron a Oscar camino a su trabajo en construcción el 3 de septiembre de 2025. En este momento, Oscar se encuentra en un centro de detención en Arizona y cada vez que llama a casa, ¡Elba recibe una factura por la llamada del gobierno que se llevó a su esposo!

Elba está desconsolada y hace todo lo posible por mantenerse a flote. Tiene que pagar el alquiler, alimentar a su hijo y a ella, y pagar considerables honorarios legales para intentar traer a su esposo de vuelta a casa... todo con un trabajo por horas limpiando edificios. Elba estaba preocupada por publicar este pedido, pero decidió hacerlo porque es su último recurso (por eso solo ha compartido una foto de su esposo trabajando duro y estamos usando pseudónimos). Elba y Oscar estaban haciendo todo lo posible para sacar adelante a su hijo, trabajando incansablemente, y tenían permisos de trabajo.

Por favor, ayuden a Oscar, Elba y a su hijo a superar estos momentos difíciles y a asegurarse de que puedan reencontrarse. Contribuya lo que pueda y comparta esta publicación ampliamente entre su red de contactos; aquellos que quieren ser solidarios con nuestros hermanos y hermanas inmigrantes. Si no lo hacemos nosotros, ¿quién?

(Esta información fue verificada por el Colectivo de Derechos de los Inmigrantes del Condado de Prince George, Maryland)

***The Prince George's County Immigrant Rights Collective (PGIRC) hosts Know Your Rights canvasses & trainings, and shares resources to protect immigrants impacted by ICE. We have found these impacted immigrant families through networking and organizing in our community around mutual aid and safety. All funds go directly from you to GoFundMe to impacted family members’ bank. It is often needed for legal services to free their loved ones, but it is also critical to ensure they can afford rent, food, medicine, transportation and other basic needs with the loss of income and the grief they are going through.***