Meet Angel
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Angel (not his real name) is an 18-year-old asylum seeker from Honduras. He came to the United States with his mother. They were separated at the border, and Angel has been imprisoned in ICE detention facility in Aurora, Colorado for the last four months. Angel’s only “crime” was crossing twenty feet into the United States to seek asylum. His pro bono attorneys secured his temporary release from ICE custody on bond, but Angel’s family is unable to afford the $5,000 bond needed for his release.
Since he was twelve, Angel and his family were on the run from gang violence in Honduras after his uncle was brutally murdered by a cartel. His family bravely reported the crime to the police, who would not act against the cartel or protect the family. The cartel threatened to kill Angel’s family for the police report, and he was forced to leave his hometown and his family behind. He lived on the run, attempting to find refuge and anonymity in other towns. However, Angel was soon targeted by other violent gangs, who wanted to recruit the teenager to sell drugs. He resisted these gangs because of his strong Christian faith. After a third family member was killed by the cartel, Angel and his mom decided their only chance to escape the violence was to seek the safety of the United States. He prays that his asylum claim in the United States is successful because returning to Honduras would probably mean death at the hands of the cartel.
Angel has close family friends on the East Coast ready to welcome him with open arms. However, this family also supports a child with disabilities, which prevents them from being able to pay for Angel’s $5,000 bond.
We are asking for the community to come together and support Angel. After five years of running, we want him to be able to continue seeking his claim for asylum, outside of incarceration, surrounded by the much-needed emotional support from his loved ones.
Once Angel's immigration case is resolved, any money that has been donated toward his bond and any funds in excess of his bond will be recycled through the Immigrant Freedom Fund to assist other detained immigrants.
Angel (not his real name) is an 18-year-old asylum seeker from Honduras. He came to the United States with his mother. They were separated at the border, and Angel has been imprisoned in ICE detention facility in Aurora, Colorado for the last four months. Angel’s only “crime” was crossing twenty feet into the United States to seek asylum. His pro bono attorneys secured his temporary release from ICE custody on bond, but Angel’s family is unable to afford the $5,000 bond needed for his release.
Since he was twelve, Angel and his family were on the run from gang violence in Honduras after his uncle was brutally murdered by a cartel. His family bravely reported the crime to the police, who would not act against the cartel or protect the family. The cartel threatened to kill Angel’s family for the police report, and he was forced to leave his hometown and his family behind. He lived on the run, attempting to find refuge and anonymity in other towns. However, Angel was soon targeted by other violent gangs, who wanted to recruit the teenager to sell drugs. He resisted these gangs because of his strong Christian faith. After a third family member was killed by the cartel, Angel and his mom decided their only chance to escape the violence was to seek the safety of the United States. He prays that his asylum claim in the United States is successful because returning to Honduras would probably mean death at the hands of the cartel.
Angel has close family friends on the East Coast ready to welcome him with open arms. However, this family also supports a child with disabilities, which prevents them from being able to pay for Angel’s $5,000 bond.
We are asking for the community to come together and support Angel. After five years of running, we want him to be able to continue seeking his claim for asylum, outside of incarceration, surrounded by the much-needed emotional support from his loved ones.
Once Angel's immigration case is resolved, any money that has been donated toward his bond and any funds in excess of his bond will be recycled through the Immigrant Freedom Fund to assist other detained immigrants.
Fundraising team: Immigrant Freedom Fund of Colorado (4)
Francey Liefert
Organizer
Loveland, CO
Lynn Adame
Team member
Mim Neal
Team member
Nancy Kain
Team member
