a father in delaney hall, and a family that needs us right now

nicolas carranza herrera has lived in south jersey since 2019. valid NJ driver's license, no criminal charges, three kids under six: a five-year-old son and one-year-old twin girls. on the morning of may 5th he was on a diaper run when he was stopped at random and taken to delaney hall, the private immigration detention facility in newark run by GEO group, a for-profit corporation that gets paid by the federal government for every day someone sits inside.

he has been there ever since. today is day 13 of a hunger strike.

nicolas is one of more than 300 people who have been on hunger and work strike inside delaney hall since may 22nd. what they're asking for isn't complicated: food that doesn't have worms in it, medical care, access to lawyers, and for their court dates to stop getting canceled. the facility's response has been beatings, pepper spray, and tear gas. within two weeks of arriving, nicolas had already lost ten pounds. he's been sick & his condition is getting worse.

at home, his wife angie is keeping three very small children fed and housed without their dad and without their family's income. that's the part that gets me. a one-year-old doesn't understand where her father went.

el pueblo unido, an atlantic city-based organization, has been on the ground for this family since the beginning: covering expenses, getting the kids in to visit their father, staying in communication with nicolas about what he needs. now they're asking the broader community to step in.

the goal is $8,000. it goes toward legal fees, rent, the car payment, childcare. real, immediate stuff.

if you can give anything: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-nicolas-family-during-detention

if you can't right now, share it. this is our community.

solo el pueblo salva al pueblo.

https://www.elpueblounidoac.org/