Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Derik's Go-Fund-Me Page


Last night we heard the harrowing story of Derik, a Honduran who got crosswise with the gangs in his country. While he was in the military, he picked up a gang leader and helped to put him in jail, whereupon that gang threatened his life.

Derik took off on a difficult 2-month trek through Mexico--sometimes via La Bestia, sometimes walking, all the while dodging Mexican immigration.  At the US border, he decided to cross through the desert. He ended up on the doorstep of a woman in Arivaca, where he burst into tears. She fed him and put him in touch with No More Deaths. They gave him support and allowed him to rest, and then sent him toward Tucson. But on the walk there, he was apprehended by Border Patrol and thrown into detention to await his asylum hearing After 4 months, he was given a bond hearing, where bond was set at $12,000. With the help of Tucson friends, he posted bond but was shackled with an ankle monitor. He's currently being charged $425 plus interest/month to cover the monitor.

While he now has a construction job, he wants to raise enough money to have the ankle monitor (and its fee) removed while he waits for his asylum case to be heard.

Friends have set up a Go Fund Me page for him. If you'd like to add your support, go here.

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