J is seven years old. He and his mother fled El Salvador because a gang was threatening his mother and had threatened to kidnap J. Since they came to the United States seeking refuge, J and his mom have been in immigration detention for 15 months.
His letter says: “Dear Santa, I am J-, 7 years old. I want freedom to be able to be with my aunt and uncle. I don’t want to return to my country. And I also want a remote control airplane.”
J has already spent one Christmas in detention. To help J and his mom get free soon so they can spend this Christmas with their family in the United States, here’s what you can do today:
Call Ted Dallas, head of the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, at 717-787-2600. You can say something like: “I am calling to tell Secretary Dallas that it is time for him to issue an Emergency Removal Order to release all the families currently being held at the Berks Detention Center. These families are being held in inhumane conditions, and there is no reason for them to be held while the County appeals the February 2016 license revocation."
(If you want to get J the other item on his list, here’s a wish list with a remote control airplane on Amazon.com. You can send it to him c/o Cambria & Kline, 532 Walnut St., Reading, PA 19601.) << UPDATE: Plane has already been purchased - thank you so much! Please still call Sec. Dallas!
Thank you for helping to free J and the other Berks kids!