Earlier today we told you the urgent news about Wildin Acosta, a North Carolina teenager facing imminent deportation to Honduras.
Wildin is one of the 800 teenagers who arrived as unaccompanied children and have been detained and/or deported by ICE since October. He fled gang violence and death, and now ICE is putting his life in danger by trying to return him to the very terror he fled from.
North Carolina community members and advocates are working furiously to try and help Wildin. Several teachers from his high school have recorded emotional videos praising him and urging ICE to immediately stop his deportation. Other advocates are also tweeting about the emotional toll ICE raids have been taking on other young students like Wildin, and are urging an end to raids and deportations of other young people fleeing violence.
We can help Wildin by calling DHS immediately at 202-282-8203 and telling them to stop Wildin’s deportation!
Since raids began, fear, anxiety, & uncertainty have laced conversations I’ve had with many students. -ESL Teacher, Neal Middle, Durham
— TeachersAgainstRaids (@Teachers4Wildin) March 18, 2016
I caught my student cheating. He broke down bawling, afraid his parents would be deported if he got in trouble at school. -8th Grade Teacher
— TeachersAgainstRaids (@Teachers4Wildin) March 18, 2016
One DPS elementary school saw attendance drop 20% after an apartment complex in the neighborhood was raided by ICE. -Durham, NC
— TeachersAgainstRaids (@Teachers4Wildin) March 18, 2016
Students are visibly distraught: putting heads down, skipping class, acting out or shutting down. -ESL Teacher, Myers Park High, Charlotte
— TeachersAgainstRaids (@Teachers4Wildin) March 18, 2016
Washington Post covered Wildin: https://t.co/DhqNQApome … Let’s not forget about Yefri Sorto, Kimberly Pineda Chavez, Pedro Salmeron & more.
— TeachersAgainstRaids (@Teachers4Wildin) March 18, 2016
At least 6 students at WestMecklenburg High have stopped coming 2 school for fear of ICE. How many more are unreported? -WMHS, Charlotte, NC
— TeachersAgainstRaids (@Teachers4Wildin) March 18, 2016
At least 6 students at WestMecklenburg High have stopped coming 2 school for fear of ICE. How many more are unreported? -WMHS, Charlotte, NC
— TeachersAgainstRaids (@Teachers4Wildin) March 18, 2016
@Teachers4Wildin These students already exhibit symptoms of PTSD from their journey here. ICE raids cause new trauma and exacerbate the old.
— TeachersAgainstRaids (@Teachers4Wildin) March 18, 2016
