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<div>Early Friday morning, May 8th, José “Poni” Góngora Poot was forcefully abducted from his car by ICE agents near his home while heading to work. Poni’s family said the car was still warm when they found it abandoned blocks from home.
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<div>If you don’t know Poni by name, you would recognize him as the cook at Güero, singing in the kitchen loudly to all his favorite songs and saying goodbye to customers as they leave through the back door for the last decade. To his community, Poni is known above all as a loving father and husband, as well as a cherished friend and coworker - Truly an enormous and unexpendable presence in both his personal and professional environments. Like so many others, there is absolutely no reason or legal justification for Poni to be taken and held in chains. His warrantless abduction is unconscionable and his community is committed to seeing him safely reunited with his wife and children. He is missed immensely, and we hope you will help in supporting his family while we work to bring him back home.
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<div>What we know as of right now:
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<div>Poni is being detained in Tacoma at Northwest Detention Center. His family has been able to visit him already a number of times and have confirmed he is healthy. He has been set up with access to communication for phone calls, and is in the earliest stages of securing legal representation. A court date has been set, but even now we have been advised that the timeframe for this process is indeterminate and the road is likely to be long.
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<div>As Poni and his family move through the unknown, we are raising funds to support them, aiming to afford them as much time as needed to be near him while a team of people work from the outside to get him home.
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<div>Thank you so much for your help.
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<div>With permission from Poni’s wife (M.M.), funds from this gofundme will be used by Megan Sanchez to cover legal expenses for Poni’s case, with any remaining funds going directly to the family.
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<div>En la madrugada del viernes 8 de mayo, José "Poni", Góngora Poot fue secuestrado a la fuerza de su carro por agentes del ICE, cerca de su casa, en camino al trabajo. La familia de Poni dijo que el carro aún estaba caliente cuando lo encontraron abandonado a pocas cuadras de su casa.
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<div>Si no conocen a Poni por su nombre, seguramente lo reconocerían como el cocinero de Güero, quien durante la última década ha pasado sus días cantando a todo pulmón en la cocina sus canciones favoritas y despidiendo a los clientes. Para su comunidad, Poni es conocido, ante todo, como un padre y esposo amoroso, así como un amigo y compañero de trabajo muy querido; es, verdaderamente, una presencia inmensa e indispensable tanto en su entorno personal como en el profesional. Al igual que ocurre con tantos otros, no existe absolutamente ninguna razón ni justificación legal para que Poni haya sido detenido y mantenido encadenado. Su detención sin orden judicial es inadmisible, y su comunidad está decidida a lograr que se reúna sano y salvo con su esposa e hijos. Se le extraña inmensamente, y esperamos que nos ayuden a apoyar a su familia mientras trabajamos para traerlo de vuelta a casa.
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<div>Lo que sabemos hasta el momento:
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<div>Poni se encuentra detenido en el Centro de Detención del Noroeste (Northwest Detention Center), en Tacoma. Su familia ya ha podido visitarlo en varias ocasiones y ha confirmado que esta de buena salud. Se le ha facilitado el acceso a medios de comunicación para llamadas por teléfono y se encuentra en las etapas iniciales para conseguir representación legal. Ya tenemos una fecha para la audiencia judicial; sin embargo, se nos ha informado que el plazo para completar este proceso es indeterminado y que, muy probablemente, el camino por recorrer será largo.
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<div>Mientras Poni y su familia atraviesan esta situación de incertidumbre, estamos recaudando fondos para ayudar apoyarlos, con el objetivo de asegurar que dispongan de todo el tiempo que sea necesario para permanecer cerca de él, al tiempo que un equipo de personas trabaja desde el exterior para lograr su regreso a casa.
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<div>Muchas gracias por su ayuda.
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