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    Jorge-Alonso Chehade
    Seattle, WA
About this Petition Petition Letter

I write to humbly request that you take action to immediately halt my deportation.

I was brought to the United States from Peru when I was 14 years old.  Eight years later, I am being deported for reasons I cannot comprehend.  On March 14, 2009, I and a friend went to visit some friends at Western Washington University and rather than driving back home late at night we decided to stay at our friends ' place.  The next morning, not being familiar with the area we took a wrong turn on the highway and ended up near the Canadian Border.  I was stopped by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) authorities and when it was discovered that I was undocumented, I was arrested and jailed for 2 weeks.  I am set to be deported on September 25th with a flight ticket scheduled for September 17th to a country that I  barely know.
 
I have lived in the United States for 8 years.  I have never had any problems with the law. All I ever wanted to do was to go to school and have a successful career - but our broken immigration system prevented me from continuing my career path after I graduated from the University of Washington. 

Unless you step up and help there is little hope that I won't be deported on September 25th.  I humbly urge you to immediately take action to stop my deportation.

 

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HELP Alonso in 3 Steps & 3 Minutes!

1)   SIGN My Petition (1 Min.)
http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5832/c/301/t/6853/petition.jsp?petition_KEY=452 

NOTE: Physical Petition Form available upon request.


2)   CALL & Leave a Message (2 Mins.)
 @ DHS Public Comment Line 202.282.8495 

NOTE: This is a voicemail line.  You will not have to speak to anyone but only leave a message.  This is a direct line, which means you will not have to go through many line transfers to get to the right place.

"Use the *CALL SCRIPT / Pre-read before calling")

*CALL SCRIPT:
My name is (Your Full Name) and I am calling regarding Jorge-Alonso Chehade's Deportation.  File Number A88-738-410.  Alonso qualifies for the DREAM Act and has a clean criminal record.  I would like to humbly request that you take action to immediately halt his deportation and halt ALL deportations of DREAMers like him.  Thank you for considering my request.

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Please STOP Alonso's Deportation!

To Whom It May Concern:

We, as leaders and allies to the grassroots youth movement:

1- UNDERSTAND that Alonso’s story is just one of numerous others, and we should not have to save each one of them case by case, because unfortunately, many end up falling through the cracks.

2- RECOGNIZE the urgency in passing a private bill that would allow this American to stay in the country where he has been shaped.

3- WILL PUSH for the enactment of the DREAM Act (H.R.1751 and S.729) now!. It is the key piece of legislation and it is of utmost importance to millions of undocumented students like Alonso currently living in the shadows.

4- DEMAND a meeting with the Department of Homeland Security to halt all deportations of those eligible for the DREAM Act. If we continue our ruthless raids and senseless deportations, the DREAM Act will not be able to save those who need it most.

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I write to humbly request that you take action to immediately halt the deportation of my friend and community member Jorge-Alonso Chehade.

Alonso was brought to the United States from Peru when he was 14 years old. Eight years later, he is being deported for reasons we cannot comprehend. On March 14, 2009, Alonso and a friend went to visit some friends at Western Washington University and rather than driving back home late at night they decided to stay at their friends ' place. The next morning, not being familiar with the area they took a wrong turn on the highway and ended up near the Canadian Border. Alonso was stopped by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) authorities and when it was discovered that he was undocumented, he was arrested and jailed for 2 weeks. He is set to be deported on September 25th to a country he barely knows.

Alonso has lived in the United States for 8 years. He has never had any problems with the law. All he ever wanted to do was to go to school and have a successful career - but our country's laws prevented him from continuing his career path after he graduated from the University of Washington. It would be a disservice to both him and to our country's values to deport him.

I urge you to immediately take action to stop the deportation of Alonso.


Sincerely,

[Your name]

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