weeks in "detention facilities" (ie. jails), mainly in Monroe, Louisiana. He has been freed on bond and is now back in Bowling Green, but still faces hearings in immigration court plus legal fees.
#FreeErnesto #BringErnestoHome #FugeesFamily #ImmigrantRights #SIJ #DeferredAction
Ernesto Manuel-Andres, 18, was wrongfully detained by ICE in KY—even after showing valid documents protecting him from deportation.
He is loved. He is protected. He should be HOME.
✍️ Sign the petition: kftc.org/ernesto
#BringErnestoHome #FreeErnesto #ImmigrationJustice
Actually @kentuckylantern.com just reposted the Herald-Leader story, didn't run their own article, but it's still better than any Louisville news outlet so far:
bsky.app/profile/kent...
#FreeErnesto #BringErnestoHome #GraduatesNotDetainees #ImmigrantJustice #DueProcess
Update on Ernesto: @kentuckypublicradio.org and @kentuckylantern.com have run stories on his arrest. Will any Louisville news outlet do the same?
Again here's his GoFundMe:
www.gofundme.com/f/free-ernes...
#FreeErnesto #BringErnestoHome #GraduatesNotDetainees #ImmigrantJustice #DueProcess
