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Immigration detains father who was victimized by defamed Officer Spaulding

Three years ago, Edgar Javier Marin was violently beat by defamed New Haven police officer, Dennis Spaulding. Spaulding was recently convicted to 5 years in jail for civil rights violations.  But during that incident Javier was charged with assault, and pled guilty to the charges.

Then last Thursday ICE came to Javier’s workplace and placed him in deportation proceedings, based on the plea after Spauldings arrest. Take action here to tell ICE that Javier should not be in detention, and should not be deported.

Javier came to the United States as a legal resident 13 years ago at the age of 18 to live with his mother. He is the father of a 6-year old United States citizen, Alejandro, whom he is raising with his partner Bianca. He is also a well known community member in New Haven, where he lives and volunteers coaching youth soccer and volunteering with the community-based organization, Unidad Latina en Acción.

In 2011 Javier was beaten by Dennis Spaulding, the notorious East Haven police officer who was sentenced to 5 years in jail for harassing Latinos and falsifying police reports to cover up his actions. Mr. Marin testified that on June 28, 2011, Officer Spaulding wanted to tow Javier’s car without justification. When Javier simply stated that he needed to get his construction tools out of the car because he needed to go to work, Spaulding threw him to the ground violently, put his boot on Javier’s neck, and tasered him multiple times. Spaulding then charged Javier with assault on a police officer, and the public defender advised Javier to plead guilty in exchange for probation. Javier went on with his life, and completed probation. He eventually became part of dozens of witnesses who testified to the FBI and the court about systematic brutality in the East Haven Police Department.

Several years later, on January 30, 2014, ICE went to Javier’s workplace and detained him. Although Javier is a legal resident, ICE wants to deport him and separate him from his partner, son and entire family and community because of that guilty plea.

Sign the petition to stop Javier’s deportation here. 

From Megan Fountain Unidad Latina en Acción, New Haven, Connecticut

 
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