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7 years.
2,543 days.
61,032 hours.
That's how long our client was imprisoned by ICE. Today he woke up a free man #SafeandTogether w/his family. Thanks to his team legal team that fought like hell for him in immigration & federal courts. We won't stop until we #FreeThemAll. 1/3
Ramon lived in the US for more than 42 years prior to his detention. Being away from his three children and spending so much time in ICE prison took a toll on his mental health. In March he was finally appointed a lawyer through NQRP and ImmDef began representing him. 2/3
Within for months of ImmDef representation, our team won release on bond for Ramon. With the help of @Ic4IJ and @MigrantFreedom his $15K bond was paid in full. Ramon is pictured here with his daughter finally able to embrace after seven years of separation. Welcome home, Ramon!
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