ROOFERS – “Two crew members of Obaldo’s Roofing were detained by ICE: Edgar (Obaldo’s brother) and Miguel. Edgar is a devoted husband, a father of three children ages 16, 8, and 4, and someone who has spent the last 18 years building a life here through faith, hard work, and love for family. Miguel has lived in the U.S. since he was 14 and has no family here. He lives with Edgar’s family, and has worked for Obaldo since 2010.” >>
CHEF – “Omar Alvarez is the sous chef at Perla in Maplewood. He is a friend and collaborator and has played a significant role in shaping Perla as it is today… Omar is from Peru. He has been on his path to citizenship and has been following every lawful step in the process.” >>
HANDYMAN – “Tonny Quesada-Ramirez, who goes by Tony, lives in South Orange with his wife and two children. He is from Costa Rica, and has lived in the United States for 26 years. Several years ago, he began the process to get a green card. Our family has known Tony for five years, ever since he made for us a beautiful wooden cover for a radiator. He lived in an apartment on our street, and we turned to Tony again and again whenever we needed work done in our home. His work was beautiful, and we got to know Tony. He was kind. He was easy to work with. He lit up when talking about his family, most of all his two sons, the older of whom has Down syndrome.” >>…