A Mother and Wife's Place Is With Her Family: Request for Humanitarian Intervention
To U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Congressional Representatives, and Members of Our Community:

We are asking for compassion, consideration, and urgent humanitarian intervention on behalf of Blanca, who is currently being detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and faces deportation from the United States.

Blanca was detained while attending a scheduled ICE check-in appointment. She showed up in good faith on 11/5/2026 making an effort to follow the immigration process and remain in communication with ICE. Our family believes it is important that this be considered: she was not avoiding the process; she was showing up as expected.

She is a deeply loved mother, wife, family member, and friend. She has built a life, established roots, and become an important part of the lives of those around her. For the past 30 years, the United States has been her home. Sending her back would mean forcing her to start over in a place she has been away from for decades. At over 65 years old, facing that kind of uncertainty, separation, and upheaval would be especially difficult. Her home, family, support system, and the life she has built are here. Her potential deportation would have devastating consequences for our family, particularly for her husband, who is a 100% disabled Vietnam era veteran and relies on Blanca as his primary caregiver.

Blanca is not simply his wife; she is the person who provides his primary care, support, and assistance in daily life. Separating them would place an enormous emotional and practical burden on him, while taking away the person he depends on most. We believe his service and sacrifices as a veteran, along with his reliance on Blanca as his caregiver, deserve meaningful consideration in this humanitarian appeal.

Our family has worked diligently to support Blanca's case. We have gathered letters of recommendation, supporting documentation, and statements from people who know her character and the positive impact she has had on her family and community. We have also retained legal representation and are pursuing every legal option available to her.

We are respectfully asking for three things:

1. To U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement: We ask ICE to conduct an urgent, individualized humanitarian review of Blanca's circumstances and consider all available forms of discretionary relief, including a stay of removal and release under appropriate supervision if legally available. We specifically ask that her husband's disability, his dependence on her as his primary caregiver, and the hardship her removal would cause be given serious consideration.

2. To our elected officials: We ask our U.S. Senators and Congressional Representative to intervene by submitting an urgent inquiry to ICE, requesting clarification of her removal status and timeline, and advocating for humanitarian consideration of her case.

3. To our community: We ask friends, family, neighbors, veterans, and supporters to stand with us, sign this petition, and help bring attention to our family's request.

We understand that immigration laws and procedures must be followed. We are not asking for anyone to bypass the legal process. We are asking that Blanca's individual circumstances, family responsibilities, community contributions, and the humanitarian consequences of her removal receive meaningful consideration before an irreversible decision is carried out.

A person's life cannot be reduced to an immigration case number. Blanca's presence matters deeply, and her absence would leave a tremendous void in the lives of those who depend on and love her. 

Please stand with Blanca and our family. Help us make our voices heard and urge ICE and our elected representatives to consider every available humanitarian option before her removal from the United States.

Thank you for your compassion, support, and willingness to stand with us.