Help Selina Prepare for her Baby with Husband Detained

Selina’s family faces newborn costs and rent after Alejandro’s ICE detention

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Help Selina Prepare for her Baby with Husband Detained

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For days, Alejandro had been craving the special bread his mom made back home in Guatemala. Since his wife, Selina, was pregnant, it was bad luck not to satisfy a craving—so Alejandro’s mom made him the beloved bread and mailed it to him in Maryland. On Sunday morning, January 18, Alejandro kissed his wife before leaving to pick up the package. He never returned.

He was on his way home, on University Blvd when ICE pulled him over and kidnapped him. Alejandro went peacefully. His car was left on the side of the road, the package with the bread in the passenger seat. He never even got to taste it.

Today, Selina is home alone, and heartbroken. She is due any day now with their first child, a little boy. She has drained their savings—a modest sum the couple had saved for the baby—to pay for a lawyer to represent Alejandro.

Selina has had a difficult pregnancy and has been unable to work. Without Alejandro’s income, she is struggling to make ends meet. She shared with us, “you never expect to live this. It’s incredibly difficult.” Her mom and her sister who live nearby, have been her lifeline.

Selina has been able to talk with Alejandro, who is devastated to be incarcerated and separated from his wife. She told him, “We have to be patient. This will just be a bad moment in time, and soon, just a bad memory.”

Please help this young mom pay rent, utilities, and everything she needs to welcome her son into the world. Your support means the world.

***The Prince George's County Immigrant Rights Collective (PGIRC) mobilizes resources to directly support immigrant families in our county that are impacted by ICE. There is extreme need across our community - PG IRC prioritizes fundraising for families that have children, at least one parent detained or deported by ICE, and that are struggling to make ends meet.***

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(en Español)

Por días, Alejandro había estado deseando el pan especial que su mamá hacía en Guatemala. Como su esposa, Selina, estaba embarazada, era mala suerte no satisfacer un antojo, así que la mamá de Alejandro le hizo el pan que tanto le gustaba y se lo mandó por correo a Maryland. El domingo 18 de enero por la mañana, Alejandro le dio un beso a su esposa antes de ir a recoger el paquete. Nunca regresó.

Iba de camino a casa por University Blvd cuando ICE lo detuvo y lo secuestró. Alejandro se fue tranquilamente. Su coche quedó abandonado junto a la carretera, con el paquete de pan en el asiento del acompañante. Ni siquiera llegó a probarlo.

Hoy, Selina está sola en casa, con el corazón roto. Está a punto de dar a luz a su primer bebé, un niño. Ha gastado todos sus ahorros —una modesta suma que la pareja había ahorrado para el bebé— para pagar a un abogado que represente a Alejandro.

Selina ha tenido un embarazo difícil y no ha podido trabajar. Sin los ingresos de Alejandro, ha sido muy difícil cubrir sus gastos. Nos confiesa: “Uno no espera vivirlo, y es demasiado difícil.” Su madre y su hermana, que viven cerca, han sido su gran apoyo.

Selina ha podido hablar con Alejandro, quien está devastado por estar encarcelado y separado de su esposa. Ella le dijo: “Hay que tener paciencia, que solo va a ser un mal momento, y después un mal recuerdo.”

Por favor, ayude a esta joven madre a pagar el alquiler, los servicios públicos y todo lo que necesita para dar la bienvenida a su hijo al mundo. Su apoyo significa muchísimo.

*** El Colectivo por los Derechos de los Inmigrantes del Condado de Prince George (PGIRC) moviliza recursos para apoyar directamente a las familias emigrantes de nuestro condado que se ven afectadas por el ICE. Hay una necesidad extrema en toda nuestra comunidad: el PG IRC da prioridad a la recaudación de fondos para las familias que tienen hijos, especialmente a los niños, cuyos padres ha sido detenidos o deportados por el ICE, y que tienen dificultades para pagar sus deudas de fin de mes.***

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