For anyone that has been following our blog on the past couple of days, you may have read over Matias’s post (found here) about Andrea and her case here in sunny Florida.

I am proud to say that once again due to efforts of activists across the country, endless calls, letters, faxes, and petition signatures, Andrea has been granted a six months to assemble her case on what has been denoted as a “stay of removal”!

Please read on the statement released to us by her friends from Politicorps and Bus Project :

After hearing word of her detention last Tuesday, an impromptu coalition of non-profits, advocates, students, lawyers and individuals from across the country came together in support of Andrea.  Hundreds of people were recruited to petition for Andrea’s release, putting phone calls into ICE offices in DC and Florida.

Andrea will be released on a “stay of removal” this afternoon and will have six months to assemble her case.

“We’ll continue to work closely with her during this next phase, but for now – we just want to express how grateful we are for the incredible outpouring of support, advice, resources, time, and love,” says Caitlin Baggott, Director of PolitiCorps, “Andrea deserves a chance to achieve her American dream.”

Our friends at SWER, who also moved swiftly on Andrea’s behalf,  had something to say about this victory:

Though it may be with great despair that DREAM Act students continue to get deported and Congress seems to move slow on legislation, Andrea’s victory gives me great hope!  It’s yet another example of the dedication, hard work, and efficiency provided by passionate DREAMer’s all across the nation.  Our immigrant rights movement, led by the undocumented youth of this nation, can shake the world and achieve the impossible! – Carlos Roa

Thank you all for all your help and support on this case, it is all of you who help us move forward and there are no words to express our gratitude. From SWER to our friends at Oregon, to all of you who have made a phone call, called your friends, signed petitions. You guys rock!

DREAM Act here we come!

For more information about the Andrea’s case, please contact Mollie Ruskin at 503.928.2988/mollieru@gmail.com or Caitlin Baggott 503.804.7644/ caitlin.baggott@gmail.com.

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