<div>Juan is a loving husband and caretaker of his community. It would be a tragedy to lose a contributing member of society and friend to so many in Central New York if he is not granted asylum. On October 18, 2022, Juan's asylum application was denied after an almost 3-year-long battle at the Buffalo, NY, Immigration Court. Friends and activists who joined Juan and his wife in this long-awaited hearing were equally devastated as they listened to the 1.5-hour-long decision. On this day, the Immigration Judge also ordered Juan deported from the United States to Mexico.

</div>

<div><br />
</div>

<div><strong>We have less than one month to appeal this asylum denial AND protect Juan from deportation. </strong>This means that his paper Notice of Appeal, on Form EOIR-26, with all required documents, must be received by the Board of Immigration Appeals in Falls Church, Virginia, no later than November 17, 2022. The appeal will protect Juan from deportation. Your valued donation will help Juan pay an immigration lawyer to file his appeal ($6,500) and other fees. This is an expense Juan and his family cannot afford as they are already burdened with a $4,000 balance for past legal services.

</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div><img src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/68894545_1666552307781561_r.jpg" width="100%" media_type="3" alt="68894545_1666552307781561_r.jpg" /><br />
</div>

<div><br />
</div>

<div>Fighting for asylum in the United States of America has been a difficult and retraumatizing battle for Juan and his family. When Juan left Mexico in 2015, he fled a community plagued by drug cartel torture, extortion, and persecution. To support his asylum application, Juan provided evidence of kidnappings and torture affecting members of his family.

</div>

<div><br />
</div><img alt="" media_type="3" src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/68894545_1666504965865769_r." width="100%" />
<div><br />
</div>

<div>If you meet Juan, you would never imagine the immense pain living behind his charisma, selflessness, and perseverance.

</div>

<div><br />
</div><iframe media_type="0" media_id="BCpu9EoX_As" class="youtube-replace" title="YouTube video player" style="margin-bottom:20px;width:560px;height:315px;" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/BCpu9EoX_As/?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="1"></iframe>
<div><br />
</div>

<div>When Juan's wife, Janet, saw him drive away to work in the early morning of January 27, 2020, she never imagined Juan would be <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/manage/juanandjanet" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">taken into custody</a> by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Juan disappeared for hours as Syracuse Immigrant and Refugee Defense Network members helped her locate him. In March 2020, Juan was granted bond and released from the Batavia, NY, immigration detention center to join his wife and friends in Syracuse, NY. Later that year, Juan and his wife started a tree removal, fencing, and concrete business named <a href="https://jjsolutionsgc.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">J&amp;J Solutions General Contracting LLC</a>. Unfortunately, this business does not relieve Juan from the financial stress demanded by this immigration battle. Their exterior work is seasonal, and job requests have already died down for the year. The video above shows Juan responding to an emergency call from a family with children during a wind storm.

</div>

<div><br />
</div><img alt="" media_type="3" src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/68894545_1666498697497105_r." width="100%" />
<div><br />
</div>

<div>When Juan is not bringing peace of mind to residents of Central New York through his reputable family business, he volunteers at Friends of Farmworkers House where he performs much-needed maintenance and repairs. FOFW is a house that provides hospitality to houseless farmworkers in Central New York. When asked what being part of this humanitarian team means to him, Juan said, "Volunteering at Friends of Farmworkers House makes feel happy, and one task always leaves me wanting to do more for my community." With love for gardening rooted in his Indigenous identity, Juan also volunteers at <a href="https://ganondagan.org/whitecorn/about" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ganondagan State Historic Site's</a> annual corn husking and seed sorting bees shown in the video below.

</div>

<div><br />
</div><iframe media_type="0" media_id="7S5hvptvP3Y" class="youtube-replace" title="YouTube video player" style="margin-bottom:20px;width:560px;height:315px;" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/7S5hvptvP3Y/?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="1"></iframe>
<div><br />
</div>

<div>Juan is a law-abiding resident of the State of New York; he has U.S. employment authorization, holds a New York State driver's license, and pays taxes.

</div>

<div><br />
</div>
<div>Over the last 2+ years, Janet and Juan have been <a href="https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid033sMujvmXjh5spnqQbiPwrFDL4NyHhU88AGsUN3KbRu5TvXQagaHTnaKzjQDYeRrUl&amp;id=1502579296420924" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">met with unending support</a> from friends and activists in Central and Western New York, and they are eternally grateful for all that love.

</div>

<div><br />
</div><img alt="" media_type="3" src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/68894545_1666500613294629_r." width="100%" />
<div><br />
</div>

Anonymous

Andrew Molloy

Food Fundraiser (net)

Karis Wiggins

Karrieann Soto

Jonathan Plotkin

Sheila Sicilia

Melinda Wells-Reynolds

Pranav Jani

Maureen Curtin

Katharine Langlois

Aly Wane

Can Isik

Elizabeth Sinclair Cady

Help Juan fight Deportation! Appeal due Nov 17th!!

platform

Platform is iOS

Android

Adyen Google Pay Development Audience

$opt_dummy_attribute

English only

Deprecate Stripe Legacy

dyn_template_ids

Adyen V6 Bene Transfer & MyMoney Campaign Organizers - test01

Bene transfer V6 and AdyenV6MyMoney Campaign Organizers - production

OneTrust next-app audience

fundCountryCode

NextDoor Share Option Users

Fundraisers with Reactions feature capability

fundCurrencyCode

US + Non-charity COs Only

locale

fund country is US and user language is English

personId

comms-internal-person-ids

Enhanced Story Experience Users

Suggested Goal Experience Users

user language is English and fund country: US, AU, DK, FI, IE, NO, SE, CA, GB; 

Poster share - new funds eligible (newest 9/18)

Streaming widgets beta user

paymentProcessor

3DS payment method

user language is English and fundCountry: US, AU, DK, FI, IE, NO, SE, CA, GB; 

GoFundMe Employees

ipAddress

Mark Rieth IP Address

Version 9.2.0 and above

Fund is in English speaking country

desktop

Android v12.11.0 and above

Platform is Android

paymentMethodType

checkoutType

Payment method type group to be vaulted on success

admin pr kit prod

EUR Donation Upsell

Share Text generation Skip Fundraiser

(prod) new funds eligible for amp12 (UGC gallery)

fintrac_cad_idv_form_v2 audience

paymentProcessorAccountId

fallback mode accounts

proCampaignId

p2p legacy startfundraising page

AMP24 New Funds Only PROD (DO NOT MODIFY)

countryCode

charityId

UKCharities

Federated Search Internal Testing

route.pathname community

US Donation Upsell audience 

Auto Thanks Feature Audience

Supporter Comments Eligible Funds

International Only

fundId

braze fundraiser group 

Payment Identity Transfers ATO Risk Check (Targeted) - Production

Fundraiser Saved Payment Method Rate Limit Bypass (Production)

leaderboard-partner-id-audience-givepanel

Version 9.2.1 and above

AUD Donation Upsell audience

fundraiserCountryCode is US/EN

Active Fundraiser - Smart Default Cadence

DAF Internal

Vault on success card payment method

Platform is iOS v11.0.0 and above

Desktop users

Person ids

United States (US) users

allow yuno fundraisers for test

Mexico country code

Posters INTL

NPO Profile Opted-In

iOS at or above 12.4.0

non-US recurring donors

Canada Campaign Owner Group

Fundraiser Without Meta Link

Scheduler payment tester gorup

charityCommunityId

Charities allow to be claimed unclaimed (PRD)

Canada (CA) users

currencyCode

UC Tipping v20250115 International

pymk_production_xplr_fe_team

Android at or above 12.2.0

Profile photo entry point audience

smart goals (fundraiser/manage) on test01

Activity Tracking v1 Beta Testing

writePath

Stream Notification

start gfm intl allowed locales

Platform is iOS v11.2.0 and above

unclaimed charities

prod_ach_audience

AI Chatbot Audience

amp13 only new funds (prod) (anyword auto)

UC Flow Enabled (Prod)

Payment Identity Beneficiary Verification - Production

shared notification bell audience

Custom users

ach frontend audience

Android v11.0.0 and above

Users Receiving Payments Paused Notifications

smart goals test01

Manage Coach - US English Organizers Only + new funds only

Team EGG - IP Address list

Fundraiser Without Instagram Deep Link

Native 11.4.0 and above

UC Tipping v20250107

Users Receiving Braze KYC Validation Failed

Native 11.3.0 and above

Influencer - Prod

US fundraisers and US users

ai_title_page

anyword

openai

control

manual_entry

userEmail

template_id

userId

fundUrl

isCharityCo

email

appVersion

shouldBucketIntoExperiment

partnerId

donationCadence

isActiveFundraiser

isPartner

isMobile

npoProfileOptIn

fundIsLinkedWithMeta

hasSessionDonation

isCampaignOwner

fundHasInstagramDeepLink

Native 11.4.0 and higher

New funds eligible - Video Sharing (PROD)

GB Donation Upsell audience 

Auto Thanks V3 Rollout Audience

Thank you V3 testing whitelist

isRecurringFriendly

Is Recurring Friendly

Excluded funds - Video Sharing

Logged In Users

CH Donation Upsell audience

Android v10.6.0 and above

userCurrencyCode

Localized Currency

v11.5.0 and above

testAudience

pathname

Survicate

appVersion is at or above 12.8.0

Non-charity fund

isChallengeFundraiser

challenge-fundraisers

Payment Identity Launch Verification - Production

New funds eligible - Posters v2

CAD Donation Upsell Audience

Braze Email Tester

NPO Profile Opted-Out

iOS App Version

hasKnownDonors

PYMK has donors

iOS v12.3.0 and above

Just $579$581$580$579$578$577 to go! Make an impact.

Help Juan fight Deportation! Appeal due Nov 17th!!

Just $579 to go!
Make an impact.