Posted on 06/15/2018 5:23:48 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
A girl dances in her quinceañera dress outside of the detention facility where her father is being held. He was detained by ICE over a year ago after living in the U.S. for nearly 30 years.
A 15-year-old girl in Richmond, California, wanted to dance with her dad at her quinceañera, but the closest she could get was outside of the detention center where he is being held. So wearing a big ball gown, she and a partner danced in front of a crowd of people who had gathered outside the detention center to help raise awareness for detained immigrants.
Her father, Raul Lopez, was detained by ICE after living in the U.S. for decades. His wife, Dianeth Lopez, said he already had a pending immigration case when he made the mistake of driving under the influence of alcohol. Raul Lopez was subsequently placed on house arrest and also spent two months in jail for the DUI case, KPIX reported.
In March 2017, Lopez went to a check-in appointment at the San Francisco ICE office, where he was taken into custody. He has remained jailed since.
“We want to be able to be there for people during these check-ins, which are becoming increasingly more and more dangerous,” Rev. Deborah Lee, executive director for Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity, said in May. The Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity helped organize Saturday’s vigil outside the detention center.
The goal of the vigil was to raise awareness about Lopez and other immigrants who have been separated from their families. Lopez’s family spoke at the vigil, and his daughter wore her quinceañera gown to symbolize the milestone in her life that he missed.
“We really want to help this man who has been here for 29 years, who has no family in Guatemala to return to. He has absolutely has to be allowed to stay right here with his family where he belongs,” Rev. Lee said.
And this is news because...?
The whole family should have the American English word “consequences” translated and explained to the family and the Marxist State Media.
Awful way for a parent to die & for a young child to live with that. ((Hugs))
Nazi Propaganda Minister Josef Goebbels said he learned everything he needed to know about disinformation from Col. House, aide to Democratic president Woodrow Wilson, so seeing this 100 years later should surprise no one here.
I hear you.
I lost my dad when I was eight. A few months later our teacher assigned our class to make art projects for our dads.
Like you, my situation didn’t make the news.
My teacher was sympathetic and allowed me to make something for my mom instead.
The propaganda war continues. We are on the right side of the argument but are miserably losing the war.
She can dance for her Dad in person at his sh!thole of origin once he is deported.
I am sorry about your father. I am glad you had a compassionate teacher. I went to bed early to read, so I didn’t see your post until this morning. Saturday ((hugs)).
Thank you for your kind post!
(Hugs back to you)
It wasn’t an illegal who killed my mother, and it was worse than I mentioned.
The whole family was in the car, My sister was in a coma for 33 days before she woke up. A miracle, actually. My dad, had broken ribs. I was ejected through the side window and suffered a head injury with 18 stitches and broken arm.
I also lost my memory of my mother and it never returned. I was 6 years old at the time and never realized that this was an issue till I was in college. My dad remarried and I called her mom. To me, that was natural. To this day, my amnesia, is something I can talk about only clinically, as I was no feelings about it. I am 57 now. I know my birth mom was killed, but it doesn’t have the meaning to me, as it would someone else who never lost their memory.
I still have no pity on drunks getting arrested. There are plenty of options NOT no drive, after getting drunk.
Yes, the pity parade doesn’t work on me. My give-a-damn is broken on this issue!
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