Maura is seeking humanitarian protection to be able to stay in the U.S. She faces significant risk of forced deportation to a country she has not known for decades, essentially forcing her into permanent exile from her chosen family and home. 

For over two years, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has detained Maura at the Otay Mesa Detention Center in California, where she is suffering from abuse and a lack of adequate medical care. 

Maura hopes to one day be free again and engage in activities she loves: dancing, singing along to Celia Cruz’s LA Vida Es Un Carnaval, and producing and performing in shows. 

Join us now: Urge the ICE San Diego Field Office Director to release Maura immediately.

Sincerely,

The Translatin@ Coalition

National Immigrant Justice Center

American Friends Service Committee Colorado

Amnesty International