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The 3 Things You Need to Know:
Stephanie Velasquez, US Army pilot’s wife, is critically ill in ICE custody, losing 20 lbs.
Military leadership, up to a General, refused intervention, citing “civil matter.”
Demand Congressional action for her release via freestph.com.
The system is designed for this. It is designed to fracture. It is designed to isolate.
Christopher Busby is a US Army pilot. His wife, Stephanie Velasquez, sought asylum in 2021 from Venezuela. She met all immigration requirements. She maintained continuous employment. She paid taxes. She learned English. She established family and community ties. She has no criminal history.
On Friday, December 5th, Stephanie was taken into custody. This occurred during a scheduled ICE appointment. She remains detained at the Montgomery Processing Center in Conroe, Texas. That is three hours from her home.
Stephanie has been in ICE detention for two months. She has lost nearly 20 pounds. Her health is deteriorating. This is a record of deliberate neglect.
Busby attempted all available channe pursued habeas corpus. He contacted ICE directly. He reached out to his local Congressman. He escalated through his military chain of command. He spoke with a General.
The response was consistent. No one would help. The military leadership categorized it as a “civil matter.” This is a contradiction. A service member’s family is under direct threat. The military’s architecture for support has an explicit omission when ICE is the perpetrator.
Busby questions his service. “I’ve even reached up the chain of my command all the way to my first line general, but because this is like a civil matter, no one in my chain of command is willing to help me, even the general himself.”
This is the pipeline of state-sanctioned cruelty. A legal process exists. Stephanie sought asylum. She complied. ICE denied bond, citing “flight risk.” The record does not support this conclusion. She voluntarily appeared for her appointment. This is not the behavior of a flight risk. This is the behavior of a compliant individual.
Busby has created freestph.com. This website provides too public intervention. It includes a pre-typed email template to ICE. It facilitates contact with your Member of Congress.
We are running out of time. Stephanie’s condition is worsening. The mechanisms of accountability are failing. We must create external pressure.
This is a direct call to action. Use the too. Demand intervention. Demand accountability.
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