A single mother in Minneapolis is facing an urgent and frightening situation and needs immediate community support.

She is caring for her baby alone and has been effectively trapped inside her home due to ongoing ICE activity in her neighborhood, including officials coming directly to her doorstep. Out of fear for her and her baby’s safety, she has been unable to leave the house to work, access resources, or get basic necessities.

As a result, she is now one month behind on rent and at risk of losing her housing. She is forced to be entirely dependent on community to protect her family. Her rent is $1,100, and she also urgently needs support for baby formula and diapers.

In addition, she is trying to raise funds to safely transport her baby to trusted family in her home country, where the baby can be protected while she works to stabilize her situation and figure out next steps. This decision is being made out of deep love and necessity, not choice.

Additional Details for Transparency:

My name is Tori Hensley and I am in community with this family through Twin Cities Mutual Aid against ICE groups. These funds will be used to cover basic expenses that are unable to be met because of missed work including rent, food and food delivery and utilities as well as legal advice and transportation to their home country. To protect the privacy of this family, money is deposited into my account 100% of the donations are delivered to the family in cash.

Una madre soltera en Minneapolis se enfrenta a una situación urgente y aterradora y necesita el apoyo inmediato de la comunidad. Ella está cuidando a su bebé sola y ha estado efectivamente atrapada dentro de su casa debido a la actividad en curso de ICE en su vecindario, incluidos los funcionarios que vienen directamente a su puerta. Por temor a su seguridad y la de su bebé, no ha podido salir de casa para trabajar, acceder a recursos u obtener necesidades básicas. Como resultado, ahora tiene un mes de retraso en el alquiler y corre el riesgo de perder su vivienda. Se ve obligada a depender completamente de la comunidad para proteger a su familia. Su alquiler es de 1.100 dólares, y también necesita urgentemente apoyo para la fórmula y los pañales para bebés. Además, está tratando de recaudar fondos para transportar de forma segura a su bebé a una familia de confianza en su país de origen, donde el bebé puede ser protegido mientras trabaja para estabilizar su situación y averiguar los próximos pasos. Esta decisión se toma por amor profundo y necesidad, no por elección.