Thread by @ImmDefense

A4: Roland Sylvain, NY'er and father of 4, has been fighting his deportation for almost a decade. ICE is trying to deport him for the “aggravated felonies” of forgery—for writing someone else’s name on traffic tickets bc his license was suspended at the time—from 20 years ago. 1/

https://twitter.com/ImmDefense/status/1385646673012006912

A4: Roland's last fighting chance to stay here with his family is a gubernatorial pardon from @GovernorVA. #RepealAEDPA 2/

A4: Orlando Fernandez Taveras is a NY'er who came to the US at age 1. After yrs struggling with addiction, he had a successful recovery, got married, and had a child, only to have ICE arrest him, keep him in detention separated from his baby for 4+ years, and then deport him. 3/

A4: Orlando’s wife and daughter moved to the DR to keep the family together, but work is hard to come by, and healthcare is poor. They have been waiting 10 years for @NYGovCuomo to pardon Orlando and allow them to return to their life and family in New York. #RepealAEDPA 4/4