To: Department of Homeland Security, Todd Thurlow, ICE New England Field Director, Rep. Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Sen. Richard Blumenthal (CT-1), and Sen. Christopher Murphy (CT-2)

Stop the deportation of Luis Barrios, father of four, for a broken taillight

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Stop the deportation of Luis Barrios, father of four, church member, and homeowner, who has lived in Connecticut for 25 years. Review his case for asylum and keep Luis home.

Why is this important?

**UPDATE: Thanks to the power of people like you, Luis Barrios got news that ICE had agreed to put his deportation on hold for 2 years as of May 12th. VICTORY!!**

Here's the petition~
Luis Barrios, 52, is a homeowner who lives in Derby, Connecticut, with his four children. He was pulled over for having a broken tail light in 2011, which brought him in contact with Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Luis has never been arrested and has no criminal record. Luis has held a steady job. Luis has a family. Luis should not be deported.

Luis was told to self deport by May 4th, or he would be taken into custody. Largely due to the groundswell of support from activists, petitioners, and the 3 members of Congress, ICE granted a 30 day stay to Luis Barrios on May 3rd - hours before he was to board a plane.

Luis now faces self-deportation on June 3rd.

According to Luis's daughter, her father is in danger in his country of origin, Guatemala, from which he fled more than 25 years ago. Luis's brother was murdered in Guatemala, and Luis fears what will happen if he is forced to return.

His attorney says that he did seek asylum in the '90s, but an address mix-up led him to miss a court date, and his request was removed. Her hope is that the Department of Homeland Security will stop the deportation order and reconsider Luis’s case for asylum.

Representative Rosa DeLauro, who represents the district where Luis and his family live, wrote a letter of support for Luis. Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal wrote a joint letter and have made public statements in support of Luis.

Now it's up to us. Stand with Luis and his family and stop this unjust deportation.