{"id":3850,"date":"2014-01-27T14:17:18","date_gmt":"2014-01-27T18:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.solidarityacrossborders.org\/?p=3850"},"modified":"2014-04-24T11:33:38","modified_gmt":"2014-04-24T15:33:38","slug":"updatecall-to-action-solidarity-with-ivonne-hernandez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solidarityacrossborders.org\/en\/updatecall-to-action-solidarity-with-ivonne-hernandez","title":{"rendered":"(Update\/Call to Action) Solidarity with Ivonne Hernandez"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>SOLIDARITY WITH IVONNE HERNANDEZ<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

-> Non-status survivor of conjugal violence has lost custody of her son, was\u00a0arrested and detained in pre-planned ambush by border agents, and is still\u00a0facing deportation<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

-> Read more below about what you can do, including writing letters to the\u00a0Canadian Ministers of Immigration and Public Security, and the Quebec\u00a0Minister of Immigration and Cultural Communities (MICC), as well as writing\u00a0organizational support letters and contributing to fundraising efforts.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

*** UPDATE (January 29, 2014):\u00a0Ivonne now has a deportation date for February 7, 2014 and risks the possibility of being permanently separated from her son. ***<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

UPDATE (January 28, 2014)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ivonne Hernandez is a survivor of conjugal violence in both Mexico and\u00a0Canada who has been living without immigration status in Canada for a year\u00a0and a half. She was arrested in a pre-planned public ambush involving border\u00a0authorities at Berri-UQAM metro station last week on January 22, 2014.\u00a0Ivonne was arrested while she was picking up her one-year old son from her\u00a0ex-partner and detained.<\/p>\n

Ivonne Hernandez was released from immigration detention on January 24 on a\u00a0$4000 cash bond. She is required to report to immigration authorities\u00a0regularly. The removal order against her is still in effect. No deportation\u00a0date has been set, but there is a risk of removal at any time. If she is\u00a0deported, her son will be separated from her, perhaps for life.<\/p>\n

Every aspect of this case is disgusting and shocking. Ivonne should never\u00a0have been detained. Ivonne should have permanent status in Canada. Ivonne\u00a0should have protection from conjugal violence. And, most importantly,\u00a0Ivonne, a loving mother, should not be separated from her son.<\/p>\n

BACKGROUND<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ivonne Hernandez came to Canada to seek asylum in 2009 but was refused in\u00a02011 and ordered deported. Rather than return to the very real danger she\u00a0faced in Mexico, Ivonne joined the estimated half a million people living\u00a0without papers in Canada, among the most vulnerable and exploited members of\u00a0our society.<\/p>\n

On December 11, 2013, Ivonne fled to a women’s shelter with her son to\u00a0escape a situation of conjugal violence. Her ex-partner promptly denounced\u00a0her to authorities.<\/p>\n

In a shocking and rushed ruling on January 10, 2014, a family court judge\u00a0awarded custody of Ivonne’s one-year old child to the Canadian father solely\u00a0because of Ivonne’s vulnerable immigration status. Ivonne and her son are\u00a0allowed to see each other only eight hours a week.<\/p>\n

Canada has made it very difficult for people in Ivonne’s situation to\u00a0regularize their status. Although Mexico has one of the highest rates of\u00a0domestic violence in the world, and has an extremely high homicide rate,\u00a0Canada has placed Mexico on a list of “safe countries”, countries that\u00a0Canada claims can protect its citizens from violence. A request to re-open\u00a0Ivonne’s immigration file was made in November, because immigration\u00a0officials failed to take all of the evidence into account, but there has not\u00a0yet been a response. However, the Minister of Immigration has the\u00a0discretionary power – and the obligation under international law – to\u00a0intervene in the file and regularize Ivonne’s status.<\/p>\n

WHAT YOU CAN DO<\/strong><\/p>\n

i) Write Organizational Letters of Support<\/strong><\/p>\n

We encourage organizations to write public letters of support for Ivonne\u00a0that we can share publicly on our website. Letters written uniquely by\u00a0organizations (collectives, associations, unions, locals, shelters,\u00a0community centers, cooperatives, etc) have a greater impact than a generic\u00a0letter. Please send your open letter of support to the Ministers named below\u00a0as well as to\u00a0justicepourivonne@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

ii) E-mail\/Phone the Canadian Minister of Immigration, Chris Alexander, the\u00a0Canadian Minister of Public Safety, responsible for the Canada Border\u00a0Services Agency (CBSA), Steven Blaney, and the Quebec Minister of\u00a0Immigration and Cultural Communities, Diane De Courcy<\/strong><\/p>\n

Demand that Minister Alexander immediately regularize Ivonne Hernandez’s\u00a0status in Canada, which he has the power to do.<\/p>\n

Demand that Minister Blaney cancel the removal order against Ivonne\u00a0Hernandez, which he has the power to do.<\/p>\n

Demand that Minister De Courcy directly intervene in this case to demand\u00a0that Minister Alexander regularize Ivonne Hernandez’s status.<\/p>\n

[Please cc any e-mail correspondence to\u00a0justicepourivonne@gmail.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n

– Contact information for Minister of Immigration Chris Alexander<\/em><\/p>\n

Ottawa:
\nTelephone: 613-995-8042
\nFax: 613-996-1289<\/p>\n

Toronto-area:
\nTelephone: 905-426-6808
\nFax: 905-426-9564<\/p>\n

E-mails:\u00a0Chris.Alexander@parl.gc.ca<\/wbr><\/a>\u00a0AND\u00a0Minister@cic.gc.ca<\/a><\/p>\n

– Contact information Public Safety Minister, responsible for the CBSA,\u00a0Steven Blaney<\/em><\/p>\n

Ottawa:
\nTelephone: (613) 944-4875
\nToll Free: 1 (800) 830-3118<\/p>\n

Quebec City-area:
\nTelephone: 418-830-0500
\nToll-free: 1-877-630-0500
\nFax: 418-830-0504<\/p>\n

E-mails:\u00a0Steven.Blaney@parl.gc.ca<\/wbr><\/a>\u00a0AND\u00a0ministerpublicsafety@ps-sp.gc.ca<\/wbr><\/a><\/p>\n

– Contact information for Quebec Minister of Immigration, Diane de Courcy<\/em><\/p>\n

Montreal:
\nTelephone: 514 873-9940
\nFax: 514 864-2899<\/p>\n

Quebec City:
\nTelephone: 418 644-2128
\nFax: 418 528-0829<\/p>\n

E-mail:\u00a0cabinet@micc.gouv.qc.ca<\/a>\u00a0AND\u00a0deputee.cremazie@micc.gouv.qc.ca<\/wbr><\/a><\/p>\n

iii) Make a financial contribution<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are several costs associated with providing support to Ivonne’s\u00a0struggle for justice in Canada, mainly involving paying both immigration and\u00a0family lawyers to effectively prevent Ivonne’s deportation, and ensure she\u00a0regains custody of her child. We encourage you to donate, whether it’s $10,\u00a0$20, $100 or more. You can contribute by cheque, paypal or in cash, and you\u00a0can contribute by mail, online, or in person.<\/p>\n

By cheque:<\/em><\/p>\n

Please make your cheque out to “Solidarit\u00e9 sans fronti\u00e8res and write “Ivonne\u00a0support” in the memo line. You can send your cheque by e-mail to the\u00a0following address (or alternatively, visit the same address and leave the\u00a0cheque in the mailslot):<\/p>\n

Solidarit\u00e9 sans fronti\u00e8res \/ Justice pour Ivonne
\n1500 de Maisonneuve West, #204
\nMontr\u00e9al, QC H3G 1N1<\/p>\n

By paypal:<\/em><\/p>\n

Visit:\u00a0www.solidarityacrossborders.org\/en\/donate<\/wbr><\/a>
\n(please e-mail\u00a0justicepourivonne@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0if you’ve donated via paypal)<\/p>\n

By cash:<\/em><\/p>\n

Contact\u00a0justicepourivonne@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0to arrange a cash contribution.\u00a0Alternatively, you can visit the following address between 12pm-6pm,\u00a0Monday-Thursday, to make a contribution in person: 1500 de Maisonneuve West,\u00a0#204 (m\u00e9tro Guy-Concordia).<\/p>\n

CONTACT INFORMATION<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Friends of Ivonne
\ne-mail:\u00a0justicepourivonne@gmail.com<\/a>
\nweb:\u00a0www.solidarityacrossborders.org<\/wbr><\/a>
\ntel: 438-933-7654<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SOLIDARITY WITH IVONNE HERNANDEZ -> Non-status survivor of conjugal violence has lost custody of her son, was\u00a0arrested and detained in pre-planned ambush by border agents, and is still\u00a0facing deportation -> Read more below about what you can do, including writing…<\/p>\n

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