JULY UPDATE: Irvin has still been struggling to find stable housing since being deported to a third country. We hope to raise enough to help him travel to family so he can settle somewhere safely and start this part of his life with dignity. Thank you for the love and support, from the bottom of our hearts!

ORIGINAL: This February, our neighbor Irvin was kidnapped by ICE agents in Glendale/Glassell Park neighborhood. Due to his parent not being able to cross because of health issues, Irvin ended up in the US alone when he was just 14 years old. Irvin then worked hard as a dishwasher to survive. Slowly he built a life here over the years. He has a son who is now one year old and without his father, and a girlfriend who has been left traumatized by his kidnapping and supporting as best she can.

The morning Irvin was taken, agents violently threw him to the ground and pointed a gun at his girlfriend and her family. Because it was not safe for Irvin to return to his home country of El Salvador, he was deported to Mexico (a third country). Since then, he has been trying to survive in yet another unknown place where he still is not safe. He is struggling to keep stable housing and establish himself. Please do all you can to support our neighbor as he recovers and starts a new life in an unfamiliar place.