[HNA] Urgent: Request for support for Honduran resistance leader's immigration status

[Brian O'Connell]

> Dear Community Ally:

>

> *We are writing to you to ask for a donation on behalf of Franklin M., a

> Honduran resistance leader who is being held at an ICE detention center in

> Texas.  Franklin seeks asylum here in the US to escape persecution by the

> coup regime and military police.*  To secure his release, he must pay a

> $4000 bond to the court, which will enable him to continue to fight his

> asylum case in California.

>

> Franklin M. has been a resistance leader in the Valley of Sula in the North

> Coast.  After the June 28, 2010 coup d'état in Honduras, both Franklin and

> his mother joined the ranks of the resistance movement against the ouster of

> democratically-elected President Manuel Zelaya.  Since then, human and civil

> rights abuses have been perpetrated against civilians throughout Honduras by

> the coup regime and military, which have sought to legitimize their power by

> stifling civilian criticism and resistance.  *Franklin and his family are

> among those who have been persecuted by surveillance of their home by

> military police, kidnapping of his brother and threat to his mother, also a

> popular resistance leader.*  Prior to the coup, his entire family was

> involved in the Honduran popular movement.  His father was tortured and

> killed during the strife in Central America in the 1980’s.  Franklin fears

> for his safety in Honduras.

>

> Franklin’s commitment to fighting for the restoration of democracy in

> Honduras remains as strong as ever.  As a witness to the injustice of the

> coup and the powerful and staunch resistance, his voice must be heard and he

> must be allowed to remain safely here to escape political persecution.

>

> Your donation will help protect Franklin from certain harm if he were to

> return to Honduras and will help maintain an important voice in the Honduran

> resistance movement at this crucial time.  *Any amount you can give to

> help us reach our $4000 goal would be extremely generous and appreciated.

>

> You can make your check payable to*: Eileen Ma (write “Honduras” in the

> memo line or elsewhere on the check) Please mail to: *Eileen Ma c/o: KIWA,

> 3465 West 8th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90005

>

> *For more information please contact: 213 738 9050 ext 104

>

> Thank you for your consideration.

>

> *The Coalition for Peace and Democracy in Honduras*—

> pazydemocraciaenhonduras at gmail.com<http://mx.mc545.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=pazydemocraciaenhonduras@gmail.com>.

>

>

> Committee In Solidarity With the People of El Salvador (CISPES) is a

> supporter of the Coalition for Peace and Democracy in Honduras (CPDH)

>

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