During a regular ISAP check-in on Wednesday, Haitian community activist Jean Montrevil was detained by Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) in New York.
Jean is currently facing deportation because of a 20-year-old drug conviction for which he has served his time. He is not a “serious violent offender,” and has not broken any laws since.
Jean has been active in the New Sanctuary Movement and Families for Freedom. Jean also owns a transportation business in New York. His wife Jani and four children are all U.S. citizens and are financially dependent on Jean. In a recent interview for Democracy Now, Jani said, “I’m going to be a single mother. And I was laid off from working for the Department of Education about two years ago, collecting unemployment. And my unemployment has two more weeks left of payment. And it’s going to be real hard, because his income is not going to be here anymore.”
Deportation to Haiti would mean immediate imprisonment without due process. The State Department has documented the atrocious prison conditions in Haiti. As Jean said in a statement for the New Sanctuary Movement, “Haiti is a country in turmoil, so why is the U.S. deporting people there?”
A rally was held at Judson Memorial Church on Friday, Jan. 1. Community activists are organizing demonstrations and hunger strikes to pressure ICE and the Department of Homeland Security to consider Jean’s request for deferred action, and allow him to return to his family.
For more information, or to get involved, please contact the New Sanctuary Coalition of New York City or Families for Freedom.
During a regular ISAP check-in on Wednesday, Haitian community activist Jean Montrevil was detained by Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) in New York. Jean is currently facing deportation because of a 20-year-old drug conviction for which he has served his time. He is not a “serious violent offender,” and has not broken any laws since.
Jean has been active in the New Sanctuary Movement and Families for Freedom. Jean also owns a transportation business in New York. His wife Jani and four children are all U.S. citizens and are financially dependent on Jean. In a recent interview for Democracy Now, Jani said, “I’m going to be a single mother. And I was laid off from working for the Department of Education about two years ago, collecting unemployment. And my unemployment has two more weeks left of payment. And it’s going to be real hard, because his income is not going to be here anymore.”
Deportation to Haiti would mean immediate imprisonment without due process. The State Department has documented the atrocious prison conditions in Haiti. As Jean said in a statement for the New Sanctuary Movement, “Haiti is a country in turmoil, so why is the U.S. deporting people there?”
A rally was held at Judson Memorial Church on Friday, Jan. 1. Community activists are organizing demonstrations and hunger strikes to pressure ICE and the Department of Homeland Security to consider Jean’s request for deferred action, and allow him to return to his family.
For more information, or to get involved, please contact the New Sanctuary Coalition of New York City or Families for Freedom.
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