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<div><strong>TLDR;</strong> On December 15, 2025, my friend Benny was taken by ICE - he has been incarcerated for 225 days as of making this Go-Fund-Me. Benny is currently held at Mesa Verde Ice Processing Center.
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<div><strong>EMERGENCY UPDATE DAY 278:</strong> <strong> Our fundraiser needs to meet $26,000 in the next 2 weeks. </strong>While in ICE custody, Benny broke a bone in his foot and doctors have refused him medical care for over 100 days. His condition is extremely critical and his pain is constant. He cannot walk, or stand - he can hardly think. I need to do everything in my power to bring Benny home so he can see a doctor.
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<div>Benny's state case is going nowhere and is dragging on for another 6 months, so we decided to escalate to suing the federal government with a Habeas Corpus application. I just paid to submit an appeal of Benny's latest deportation cancellation denial - which cost me $4,000 - so that I could move forward with a Habeas Corpus petition.
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<div>Now, I am focused on fundraising for a Habeas attorney.
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<div>After speaking with my immigration lawyer, pivoting to hiring a Habeas Corpus lawyer will likely cost me another $7,000, but will be the best thing I can do to fight for Benny's immediate release. Benny's case is complicated, it is very likely we will need a lawyer to litigate - but my new lawyer's track record is fantastic for Habeas cases so I trust it is the right thing to do.
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<div>Since the trucker strike is on the horizon, I know commissary for victims in ICE custody is going to become more expensive than ever, so my goal is to send Benny as much money for food as possible so he can stock up for himself and other victims of ICE.
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<div>Benny could be home within the next 4 weeks if I can swing another $10k for lawyer fees and commissary.
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<div>Anything you can give to support our family makes a huge difference.
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<div>Thank you for your kindness. Thank you for reading.
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<div><strong>Our fundraiser needs to meet $26,000 in the next 2 weeks</strong>
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<div><strong>Milestone payouts:</strong>
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<div><strong>Total we need $40,000 to pay for:</strong>
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<li><strong>Lawyer Fees - $35,000</strong>
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<div><strong>In addition we are raising an extra $10k to pay for:</strong>
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<div><strong>About Benny:</strong> Benny was brought from Guinea, Africa to the United States in 2011 by a dance and acrobatics troupe from New York City. At the time, he was only 17 years old and arrived on a H2B visa to be a dance/acrobatics instructor in NYC.
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<div>Benny worked for the dance troupe for over 2 years without receiving a single payment for his labor. After his visa expired, Benny was turned out onto the streets of NYC to figure things out for himself. Barely an adult, he was able to find a job + room and board at a hotel restaurant in Manhattan.
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<div>Looking out from the sky-rise windows of his room over Lexington Avenue, Benny began to build a life in the city he had always dreamed of.
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<div>In 2018, Benny booked me as an audio engineer to record his music.
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<div>On Benny’s first day in the studio, he had an interpreter with him because he didn’t feel confident in his English. Halfway through the session, the interpreter told me that there was no point for him to be there because Benny and I understood each other even if we didn't communicate with the same language.
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<div>After that first session, we became fast friends and Benny started to come back to record every single week. Through 10 years working with me in the studio, Benny became fluent in English, and we recorded over 100 songs together. Over time, I witnessed Benny speak, sing, and freestyle in 9 different languages. Thanks to Benny, I became so much more aware of the effort it takes to learn English, but also the lack of credit polyglots in the United States receive. I was even able to learn a little SouSou and Patwah along the way.
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<div>During that time, it was us against the world!
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<div>Two young adults, barely drinking age, from small towns oceans apart. Me, a homeless disabled transgender audio engineer, and him, an African-Jamaican singer, trafficked to the US to dance.
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<div>We found each other fighting for the same dreams in the streets of NYC. Together we learned to sing our way through COVID, through societal collapse, through joy and suffering. In the day time, we both worked our asses off in restaurants; at night time, we would meet in the studio to record our stories
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<div><strong>Our dream was, and will always be, our freedom.</strong>
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<div>For the past 12 years, Benny has worked to build a life here in the US.
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<div>Benny got married, he renovated a house in Queens, NY and used it to buy a farm in NJ to raise goats, and start a business. He has a beautiful 1yr old daughter and he loves his life here.
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<div>Last December, Benny was harassed on the street of Vineland, NJ.
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<div>Fearing for his life, he went into a police station to file a police report. While in the police station, an ICE agent heard his African accent, gave Benny a deportation form, and lied claiming it was a harassment report. Benny did not understand the legal jargon on the paperwork, so he trusted the ICE agent and signed on the dotted line for his own incarceration.
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<div>On his first night in the concentration camp, Benny called me.
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<div>We cried on the phone together for 15 minutes before the call was cut off by the system.
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<div>He asked, “what’s going to happen to my daughter? My Farm? My Music? Will I disappear forever? They will make it like I never existed. Will I never get to tell my story?” I knew he wasn’t asking me, but praying to God for a miracle to get his freedom back.
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<div>That day, my heart shattered with his.
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<div>Our dreams were being tested right before his very eyes.
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<div>I promised him that I would NEVER leave him while he is in a crisis, and in the sound of thin silence on the prison phone, we started writing his next album with the song titled “This Is Not Forever."
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<div>It has been 225 days since that phone call, and we are now on the brink of getting him released with a permanent residency here in the US. This would allow him to get a bank account, own land, rebuild his farm, and finally give his daughter the farmraised-childhood he had always hoped to give her.
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<div>Benny celebrated Kwanza and Christmas away from his family - incarcerated.
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<div>He fasted for Ramadan in Dilley Detention Center months before the hunger strike.
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<div>He celebrated Eid by using our first mutual aid campaign to feed over 30 muslims in his unit.
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<div>He spent Memorial Day starved to the brink of death in Alligator Alcatraz
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<div>He spent the 4th of July in Mesa Verde Ice Processing Center.
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<div>As it stands, he will also spend his daughter’s 2nd birthday incarcerated.
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<div>To him, these past 9 months have felt like an eternity - but every day he sings “this is not forever” with the other men in his unit.
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<div>By all counts, Benny is an upstanding member of every community he has ever been a part of. He is a passionate father, an inspiring artist, and a generous neighbor. Even now as my friend Benny has nothing, he always gives everything.
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<div>Last week a new group of people arrived at Mesa Verde Ice Processing Center, and Benny told me he could see it in their eyes that they had been starved but they were too scared to ask for food. Without a word, Benny took the $50 I sent him that was earmarked to feed himself for the next few days, and gave all of his soups and noodles and sardines and mac and cheese away to 11 people. He told me that he knows they need it more than he does. Benny has lost over 50lbs while in ICE custody, and yet he could not watch the people around him starve to death: he is a farmer and a chef, after all.
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<div>Facing starvation has only increased his passion to rebuilding his farm in my neighborhood where we are committed to opening a farm-to-table restaurant/venue together called, “Bení Table”
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<div>Today we are humbly asking you to support us in bringing Benny home safely to us.
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<div>While in ICE custody, Benny has broken a few bones and doctors are refusing him medical care. His condition is extremely critical and his pain is constant.
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<div>Anything you can give to support our family makes a huge difference.
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<div>Thank you for your kindness. Thank you for reading.
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<div><strong>We are currently at the $26,000 milestone of our fundraiser but by the end of this fight, we need over $50,000 to finish paying lawyer fees and help Benny rehabilitate with doctor's visits and therapy. </strong>
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<div><strong>Total we need $40,000 to pay for:</strong>
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<div>With a small donation, we can all bring Benny home, and help him rebuild. <strong>Together.</strong>
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<div>My wife and I decided to sponsor Benny’s permanent residency months ago, but the financial weight of bringing him home is more than we can hold alone.
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<div><strong>None of us could ever bring anyone home alone.</strong>
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<div>Thank you to everyone who has contributed to Benny’s freedom.
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<div>Inshallah Benny will be free.
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<div>“This is not forever” - Benny
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Help Reunite our Family, Rehab the Farm and Restaurant

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 Our dad is a hardworking, God-fearing man who has dedicated his life to his family, his faith, and serving others. He has no criminal history and has spent years working hard, providing for his family, and instilling strong Christian values in his children.
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 Today, our family is facing an unexpected and incredibly difficult situation. We are asking for your prayers and support as we navigate this process and work toward bringing our dad home safely.
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 <strong>Funds raised will help our family with legal expenses, attorney fees, and other necessary costs associated with his case and with supporting our family during this difficult time.</strong>
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Help Bring Juan Contador Home to His Family

<div>Luis Chirinos Gonzalez is a Venezuelan TPS (Temporary Protected Status) holder living on Long Island. He came to the U.S. to flee political persecution. Unfortunately, the Trump administration revoked TPS status for Venezuela in 2025, rendering hundreds of thousands of TPS holders like Luis undocumented with the stroke of a pen. 
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<div>In June 2025, Luis was detained by ICE while on his way home from his job as a construction worker in the Bronx. His wife was 4 months pregnant at the time. While he was detained, his wife struggled with a high-risk pregnancy and lost her housing. Luis remained in ICE custody in Texas until October 3rd, when he was released with an ankle monitor. Once reunited, he and his wife were able to secure an apartment and welcomed their first child, a boy, into their lives in December. He regularly attended his immigration appointments.
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<div>On January 4, 2026, Luis was again detained, this time by the police, after he left a store where he had just bought baby formula for his newborn son. The police turned him over to ICE, even though he explained that his family desperately needed him. He is now in a California detention center, far from his family. Luis, his wife, and their baby are in dire need of financial assistance right now. They desperately need help with rent and with legal expenses, as well as with the costs of basic essentials, such as diapers, formula, food and phone calls from detention. Your help can make a world of difference to this family. Thank you for your generosity.
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Support Luis & Family due to TPS revocation & ICE Detention

<div>My name is Meg and I have set up this GoFundMe to assist my friend and her family. * Due to safety concerns the names have been changed. * Selena and Michael are a young married couple with 2 children aged 3 and 1. Due to health conditions both their young children require special care which Selena has been doing all on her own. Michael who was the main source of the family's income was taken by ICE on December 2nd and held at Delaney Hall detention center until most recently being transferred to New Mexico. Michael has no criminal record and was working full time to provide for his wife and children. Selena is a United State citizen however is currently unable to seek employment as she must take care of her two children on her own. What is happening to far too many immigrants in this country is unconscionable and the struggles that they have to face just to keep going every day is unimaginable. We are asking for support to help pay for housing costs, utility costs food, and legal fees. At this time it seems as though Michael is eligible to be released on bond however the lawyer fees to pursue that are quite high. Please help support this family survive during this difficult time and help them be reunited. 
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Support An Immigrant Family in Crisis

<div>Wilmer Solís es un padre amoroso trabajador responsable hace 8 meses le quitaron su libertad en una cita en ICE en estos momentos estamos pidiendo su ayuda para ayudarle con los gastos de su abogado para poder someter un habeas corpus y pueda obtener su libertad su hija su familia lo extraña todos los días ora a Dios volver a tener a su Padre.
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<div>Wilmer Solís is a loving, hardworking, and responsible father. Eight months ago, he was abducted by ICE during a scheduled immigration appointment. We are currently asking for your help to cover his legal expenses so that a habeas corpus petition can be filed, allowing him to regain his freedom. His daughter and family miss him every day; she prays to God constantly for the return of her father.
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Help a loving father abducted by ICE

<div>On Monday, March 9, the father of my children was detained by ICE, and since that moment our family has been going through an incredibly difficult and unexpected situation. 

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<div> He is a hardworking, honest man and a wonderful human being. He has always been the primary financial provider for our household, working long hours to make sure our family has everything we need. He is responsible, respectful, and has a very kind heart.

In addition to caring for us here, he constantly helps support his family in Colombia whenever they need it.

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<div>He has always been generous, compassionate, and willing to help others, even when he himself had very little.

Most importantly, he is a loving and devoted father to our two 6-year-old twin children. <span>They share a very special bond with their dad. They love playing with him, listening to his advice, and feeling safe in his presence. Since this happened, they ask every day when they will be able to see their father again. </span>
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<div>As a mother, it is heartbreaking to see the sadness in their eyes and try to explain something that even adults struggle to fully understand. They simply miss their dad and want him to come home.

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<div> At this time, we are trying to raise funds to cover the costs of an attorney and a possible bond, hoping that he can return home to his family as soon as possible. 

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<div>The legal expenses are extremely high, and this situation took us completely by surprise.

Any support, no matter the amount, would mean the world to us during this difficult time. If you are unable to donate, sharing our story would also help us tremendously. 

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<div> From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for your support, your prayers, and your solidarity as we hope and pray for our family to be reunited.<br />


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<div>El pasado lunes 9 de marzo, el padre de mis hijos fue detenido por ICE, y desde ese momento nuestra familia está atravesando una situación muy difícil e inesperada.

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<div>Él es un hombre trabajador, honesto y un maravilloso ser humano. Siempre ha sido el principal apoyo económico de nuestro hogar, dedicando largas horas de trabajo para asegurarse de que a nuestra familia no le falte nada. Es una persona responsable, respetuosa y con un corazón muy grande.


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<div>Además de cuidar de nosotros aquí, también ayuda constantemente a su familia en Colombia, apoyándolos cuando lo necesitan. Siempre ha sido una persona generosa, solidaria y dispuesta a ayudar a los demás, incluso cuando él mismo tenía poco.


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<div>Pero sobre todo, es un padre amoroso y dedicado para nuestros dos hijos gemelos de 6 años. Ellos tienen un vínculo muy especial con su papá. Les encanta jugar con él, escuchar sus consejos y sentirse protegidos por su presencia. Desde que ocurrió esta situación, ellos preguntan todos los días cuándo podrán volver a ver a su papá. Como madre, es muy difícil ver la tristeza en sus ojos y tratar de explicarles algo que ni siquiera los adultos logramos entender completamente. Ellos simplemente extrañan a su papá y desean que pueda volver a casa.


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<div>En este momento estamos tratando de reunir fondos para poder cubrir los gastos de un abogado y la posible fianza, con la esperanza de que pueda regresar a casa con su familia lo antes posible. Los costos legales son muy altos y esta situación nos tomó completamente por sorpresa.


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<div>Cualquier apoyo, sin importar la cantidad, significa muchísimo para nosotros en este momento tan difícil. Si no es posible donar, también nos ayudaría mucho que puedan compartir nuestra historia.


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<div>De todo corazón, gracias por su apoyo, sus oraciones y su solidaridad para que nuestra familia pueda volver a estar junta.


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