In June, Modesto Grande—a longtime resident of Lakewood, NJ, known for his skill as a mechanic—was detained by ICE. His children were devastated. His eight-year old daughter, Melanie, has Angelman's Syndrome. a severe genetic disorder. She is nonverbal and suffers from seizures. Prior to his detention, her dad was her primary caregiver. Please give what you can to support this family. The following is a statement from Modesto's twelve-year-old son:

Hello Good morning I'm Alan G I'm asking for help my father has detained by ice for 3 months already I'm only 12 and I have two more siblings one is 11 and my sister is 8 with a diagnosis called angel man syndrome it's difficult to give her to someone else to take care of her our dad my dad helped us alot he taked care of my sister and he worked hard to help the rent and bills and me as the eldest son I need my dad with me and please someone can help us with money please to cover some bills