Friends, neighbors, and supporters gathered outside city hall in Daly City on Monday to file a complaint against the suburb's police department. In the case of Armando, the local cops seem to have violated California's sanctuary law (SB54) and city policy by delivering a resident who had no criminal record to immigration enforcers.
Jessica Yamane, an attorney from La Raza Community Center, described how the DCPD had stopped Jose Armando Escobar-Lopez (who goes by "Armando"), his partner Krisia Mendoza, and a friend in a car on their way home from church on May 11. The police ran a check on 21-year-old Armando who entered the country in 2015 escaping violence in his native El Salvador. They discovered he had a deportation order of which he was unaware and handed him over to ICE. Thanks to vigorous legal interventions, Armando has so far not been deported, although he is still being detained outside Bakersfield.
Armando's partner Krisia (here holding his picture) has advocated tirelessly for Armando's release while working two jobs to afford to keep their residence.
The group trouped into the building to file their complaint. Here Angela Chan from
Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Asian Law Caucus finds the offices of the mayor and city council locked.
It takes a determined village to keep local jurisdictions on track within the law and delivering better justice.
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