Help Willie De La Torre with Legal Expenses

Hello, everyone. My name is Tony Gomez. I am raising funds for my friend, Willie De La Torre, who is currently going through legal trouble regarding his legal status in the U.S. I want to speak a bit about Willie and the specifics of what happened.

Firstly, Willie is a sweetheart and a kind person for anyone that knows him. He has been in the U.S. for as long as he can remember as he is currently 24 years old as a community member of Detroit and now, Lincoln Park. Willie, while introverted, has been known to be a friendly individual with lots of great personality traits that everyone he's close to loves him for.

To speak more on the situation, he was outside late at night as a passenger in someone else's car. Unfortunately, this car was then pulled over by a police officer for a faulty brake light. Once the officer approached the car, he quickly targeted Willie for what he thought was a suspicious individual (we expect this was racial profiling as he has a strong latino phenotype). Willie was in the backseat and as he couldn't provide a state ID, the officer decided to call ICE. This officer was not concerned with the other individuals in the car, the officer did not ask for insurance but tried also booking the female passenger. Fortunately, the passenger was cleared. However, Willie was taken to a facility where he is now currently being held until his court date in two weeks from now (Court date is 4/15/2025).

I am asking for funds so we can help his family fund the costs of legal expenses to get Willie back home. I hope you can understand and help out in any way possible, even if it's just a few bucks. Willie truly doesn't deserve this and has always done his best to stay out of trouble as he has a clean record. I thank you in advance and appreciate everyone for reading this and if you donate, many appreciations and thanks. Let's get Willie home.

Spanish:

Hola a todos. Mi nombre es Tony Gómez y estoy recaudando fondos para mi amigo Willie De La Torre, quien actualmente enfrenta problemas legales relacionados con su estatus migratorio en los Estados Unidos. Quisiera contarles un poco sobre Willie y explicarles la situación por la que está pasando.

En primer lugar, Willie es una persona increíblemente amable y de gran corazón. Para quienes lo conocen, saben que es un joven de 24 años, parte de nuestra comunidad en Detroit y ahora en Lincoln Park. Aunque es algo introvertido, Willie siempre se ha caracterizado por ser una persona amigable y con muchas cualidades que quienes lo rodean valoran y quieren mucho.

Sobre lo sucedido, Willie iba como pasajero en el auto de otra persona una noche. Desafortunadamente, el vehículo fue detenido por un oficial de policía debido a una luz de freno defectuosa. Cuando el oficial se acercó, pidió identificación a todos los ocupantes del auto, y Willie no pudo proporcionar una identificación estatal. Esto llevó al oficial a contactar a ICE, lo que resultó en que Willie fuera trasladado a un centro de detención, donde permanece hasta su audiencia en la corte dentro de dos semanas (su cita es el 15 de abril de 2025).

Estoy solicitando apoyo financiero para ayudar a su familia a cubrir los gastos legales y lograr que Willie regrese a casa. Cualquier aportación, por pequeña que sea, será de gran ayuda. Willie no merece pasar por esto, especialmente siendo alguien con un historial limpio que siempre ha hecho todo lo posible por mantenerse fuera de problemas.

Les agradezco de antemano por tomarse el tiempo de leer esto y, si deciden donar, les estaré infinitamente agradecido. Su apoyo significa mucho. Vamos a traer a Willie de regreso a casa.