As a member organization of the Austin Sanctuary Network, Austin Tan Cerca de la Frontera is calling on all ATCFistas to participate in a 48 hour call-in campaign on August 29th & 30th to stop the deportations of Hilda Ramirez and her son, Ivan, who fled violence, poverty, and discrimination in Guatemala.   

MAKE A CALL TO:

Norma E. Lacy

Deputy Chief of Staff

ICE San Antonio Field Office @ 210-283-4711

during business hours 9:00am-5:00pm

_____

Here’s a sample script to use:

“Hello, my name is _______. I’m calling to ask ICE to stop the deportation of Hilda Ramirez, #A202072764 and her son, Ivan, #A202072765. Hilda is a Guatemalan woman and an asylum seeker who fled for her life and has lived in the U.S. for two years. She currently is in sanctuary at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas, where Hilda has many friends that support her and where her son, Ivan, attends school. She is anxious to be able to live outside of the church without fear of being deported. Hilda very much wants to provide a good home for her son in the U.S. Please allow Hilda and her Ivan, her son, to stay. I am a member of Austin Tan Cerca de la Frontera/Austin So Close to the Border”. 

Got a full mailbox recording? 

Try again at 210-283-4701. At the end of the message you have the option of making it a priority or no. Listen to all the choices and don't forget to hit #. 

Then send a quick email to Austin Tan Cerca contact person Bianca Hinz-Foley Trejo (see info below) after you have made the call so Austin Sanctuary Network can know how many calls were made.  Let us know if you spoke with a person, left a voicemail message, encountered a full voicemail box, or couldn’t get beyond the ringing phone.

Adelante, adelante, la lucha es constante!