Action Alert! Tell ICE to release Chea back to his US citizen wife and children!
Protesters are rallying now in San Francisco to tell ICE to release Chea Bou from detention and stop his deportation. Even if you are not in CA, you can join the action. Call Sarah Saldaña, ICE Director, 202-732-3000 Sample script: "My name is _______, and I am calling to ask ICE Director Saldaña to review the case of Chea Bou (A025 020 938), an Oakland-area man currently detained in Dallas, Texas, and awaiting deportation. I am deeply concerned about the Dallas Field office's denials of prosecutorial discretion in his case given that: Mr. Bou has been living in the US for 35 years, is married to a US citizen, and has three US citizen children, two of whom are minors. Mr. Bou arrived to the US as a refugee fleeing the Khmer Rouge genocide in Cambodia, and was later diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from the extreme violence and terror he witnessed at a very young age. Although Mr. Bou got caught up in a drug conspiracy case at his place of employment four years ago, this was a first time offense for which he served his time of 12 months and one day. His family has already undergone extreme loss. In 2006, they lost a son to community violence, and just three years ago, they lost another son to leukemia. Mr. Bou's wife, Sambath, struggles to support their family on her own. Because she works long and late hours at a factory, she must leave her kids with a relative to bring them to school each day. The family feels a great financial burden in the absence of Mr. Bou. Mr. Bou lives a very active faith life. He has been a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 1985, volunteering at events and donating money to support the local Cambodian community. He clearly poses no threat to the community and only seeks to reunite with his loved ones.