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Hoy Froylan y su familia fueron adentro de Inmigración con fe, esperanza y 834 firmas. Gracias a ustedes, Dios y el valor de esta familia, salieron libres con la noticia que responderán antes de este viernes. Si tienen Facebook, participen con nosotros en una vigilia virtual el miércoles 17. Sube esta foto con el razón de porque estas rezando y este frase #KeepFroylanHome
***Today Froylan & his family went into Immigration with faith, hope & 834 signatures! Thanks to God, you & the courage of this family, they walked out together again with the news that a response will come before this Friday. Also, if you have Facebook, Wednesday the 17 please participate in a virtual vigil. Share this photo with the hashtag #KeepFroylanHome & the reason you’ll be praying!
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To: Immigraton and Customs Enforcement
Keep Froylan with his family, approve his stay
We the undersigned ask Immigration and Customs Enforcement to use discretion and grant Froylan Gandara Delgado's, A#090-720-581, request for a stay of deportation. His family, especially his youngest daughter Natalie, needs him. Natalie has a rare eye disease and Froylan's presence calms her as she undergoes treatment. His work financially sustains his younger children as well as his aging parents, all of whom are citizens.
Why is this important?
My husband Froylan Gandara Delgado has been fighting for his family his whole life. If he is willing to fight for his children, allow him to stay! Not every man will do the same for their family. He would risk his life for us. We have been through so much pain and suffering already. I pray immigration will grant his stay of deportation. Please sign and share this petition to help us stay together!
Froylan Gandara Delgado’s home is Denver Colorado. In 1979, at 14, he decided he wanted to pursue the “American dream” and be able to care for his parents financially. In early 1984, after 5 years of being away from his mother and father, he decided to return to Mexico. While he was there, we met and married. After a few months, we decided we wanted to provide a better life for ourselves and together came to the United States. Froylan and I had 5 U.S citizen children. Froylan worked construction to support our family and I stayed home to care for our children. In 2001 he was laid off from work and received a call from a relative, letting him know that his mother was ill. He was afraid and worried, he decided that he needed to go. Froylan had a work permit but nothing that allowed him to come and go. After 2 weeks in Mexico he attempted to come back to us. To cross back safely, he took his brother’s passport. He was caught and banned for 5 years. Desperate to be with his children, the very next day he attempted to cross and was successful. Years went by and he continue to provide for us, he worked night and day.
In 2007 a longtime friend of Froylan’s was trying to finance a vehicle and did not have the credit. He asked Froylan to sign for him and promised to pay the truck off. Being the caring and loyal friend that my husband is, he helped and the two signed together. His friend did not follow through on his promise. In 2009 Froylan, after trying unsuccessfully to negotiate a payment schedule, was given a court date for failure to pay. The friend said that he would show up to court and take care of what he was responsible for. Once again Froylan was lied to and, unbeknownst to Froylan, an arrest warrant was issued.
In November of 2009, while driving to work Froylan was pulled over for a cracked windshield. The officer berated and insulted Froylan, and then discovered there was an arrest warrant. Froylan was detained and deported just 3 days later.
That day my family fell apart, I felt like I had fallen in a dark hole, we were struggling financially at the time and without my husband’s support I was on the verge of losing the only home we had. I had never worked, I had no experience, who was going to want to hire someone like me? The pain and worries overwhelmed me, I felt like it was too much to handle on my own, I became depressed.
My husband lived in Mexico for 6 years, making sure to call every night to talk to his children. The nights that he didn’t have money to call was like holding your breath for an entire day. Every time we visited we would take the bus down to Zacatecas and the minute we entered Juarez I was afraid because I knew my daughters and I were no longer safe. When I could not afford to go all the way to where he was, we would meet in the border cities of Mexico.
Alone in the United States I had to work to provide for my 11 and 4 year old daughters. My 11-year-old was heartbroken when she found out her father was taken away and her mother had to work long hours. She needed to help take care of the responsibility in the house and for her younger sister. She felt alone and ignored. She began to cut her arms and isolate herself in her room. When she turned 13, I received a call from my daughter’s school letting me know that she was being transported to the hospital because she was having suicidal thoughts. I cried the whole way there from work. She said to me that she felt like she had no faith in humanity. She didn’t think it was fair that she couldn’t have her father with her. She was too young to mentally support herself and she fell into depression. I started taking her to see a therapist.
In August of 2014, our youngest daughter Natalie was diagnosed with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease, this disease was causing her to lose her eye sight and was accompanied with glaucoma and cataract on both her eyes. I knew there was something wrong with her. I told her doctor to check her but they insisted it was allergies. By the time a new doctor had a chance to look at her he told me that I had basically taken my daughter blind to him. When Natalie found out she was going to need treatment for her eye sight condition she became worried and began to cry saying that she needed her father. As if it wasn’t hard enough to leave my daughters to work, but now they both needed me. How could I be there financially and be able to care for their needs? I broke down and called Froylan. My husband knew that we needed him desperately. He told me that he will see us soon.
Froylan said that he couldn’t just sit there, he needed to comfort his daughters and to provide for his family. He attempted to try to cross the border and was caught. He was in prison for 8 months and we hired a lawyer.
With the lawyers help and God’s, he received a 1 year permit. Since he has been back life has been even better than before. My husband loves his grandkids. They all love him and love to run to hug and kiss him when he comes home from work. I am currently not working and am able to take care of my daughters. Our older one will start college soon. She has been happy and more social. Natalie had another surgery for both her eyes and continues medical treatment but is happy that her dad is back. Our 3 oldest are happy to have him back but they know that it could soon end and we’d have to face that 6 year nightmare all over again.
Sincerely,
Adela Banuelos
Froylan Gandara Delgado’s home is Denver Colorado. In 1979, at 14, he decided he wanted to pursue the “American dream” and be able to care for his parents financially. In early 1984, after 5 years of being away from his mother and father, he decided to return to Mexico. While he was there, we met and married. After a few months, we decided we wanted to provide a better life for ourselves and together came to the United States. Froylan and I had 5 U.S citizen children. Froylan worked construction to support our family and I stayed home to care for our children. In 2001 he was laid off from work and received a call from a relative, letting him know that his mother was ill. He was afraid and worried, he decided that he needed to go. Froylan had a work permit but nothing that allowed him to come and go. After 2 weeks in Mexico he attempted to come back to us. To cross back safely, he took his brother’s passport. He was caught and banned for 5 years. Desperate to be with his children, the very next day he attempted to cross and was successful. Years went by and he continue to provide for us, he worked night and day.
In 2007 a longtime friend of Froylan’s was trying to finance a vehicle and did not have the credit. He asked Froylan to sign for him and promised to pay the truck off. Being the caring and loyal friend that my husband is, he helped and the two signed together. His friend did not follow through on his promise. In 2009 Froylan, after trying unsuccessfully to negotiate a payment schedule, was given a court date for failure to pay. The friend said that he would show up to court and take care of what he was responsible for. Once again Froylan was lied to and, unbeknownst to Froylan, an arrest warrant was issued.
In November of 2009, while driving to work Froylan was pulled over for a cracked windshield. The officer berated and insulted Froylan, and then discovered there was an arrest warrant. Froylan was detained and deported just 3 days later.
That day my family fell apart, I felt like I had fallen in a dark hole, we were struggling financially at the time and without my husband’s support I was on the verge of losing the only home we had. I had never worked, I had no experience, who was going to want to hire someone like me? The pain and worries overwhelmed me, I felt like it was too much to handle on my own, I became depressed.
My husband lived in Mexico for 6 years, making sure to call every night to talk to his children. The nights that he didn’t have money to call was like holding your breath for an entire day. Every time we visited we would take the bus down to Zacatecas and the minute we entered Juarez I was afraid because I knew my daughters and I were no longer safe. When I could not afford to go all the way to where he was, we would meet in the border cities of Mexico.
Alone in the United States I had to work to provide for my 11 and 4 year old daughters. My 11-year-old was heartbroken when she found out her father was taken away and her mother had to work long hours. She needed to help take care of the responsibility in the house and for her younger sister. She felt alone and ignored. She began to cut her arms and isolate herself in her room. When she turned 13, I received a call from my daughter’s school letting me know that she was being transported to the hospital because she was having suicidal thoughts. I cried the whole way there from work. She said to me that she felt like she had no faith in humanity. She didn’t think it was fair that she couldn’t have her father with her. She was too young to mentally support herself and she fell into depression. I started taking her to see a therapist.
In August of 2014, our youngest daughter Natalie was diagnosed with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease, this disease was causing her to lose her eye sight and was accompanied with glaucoma and cataract on both her eyes. I knew there was something wrong with her. I told her doctor to check her but they insisted it was allergies. By the time a new doctor had a chance to look at her he told me that I had basically taken my daughter blind to him. When Natalie found out she was going to need treatment for her eye sight condition she became worried and began to cry saying that she needed her father. As if it wasn’t hard enough to leave my daughters to work, but now they both needed me. How could I be there financially and be able to care for their needs? I broke down and called Froylan. My husband knew that we needed him desperately. He told me that he will see us soon.
Froylan said that he couldn’t just sit there, he needed to comfort his daughters and to provide for his family. He attempted to try to cross the border and was caught. He was in prison for 8 months and we hired a lawyer.
With the lawyers help and God’s, he received a 1 year permit. Since he has been back life has been even better than before. My husband loves his grandkids. They all love him and love to run to hug and kiss him when he comes home from work. I am currently not working and am able to take care of my daughters. Our older one will start college soon. She has been happy and more social. Natalie had another surgery for both her eyes and continues medical treatment but is happy that her dad is back. Our 3 oldest are happy to have him back but they know that it could soon end and we’d have to face that 6 year nightmare all over again.
Sincerely,
Adela Banuelos