Join CAGJ in demanding the immediate release of Alfredo “Lelo” Juarez, a dedicated and long-time farmworker leader and organizer.Lelo has been a farmworker and community leader in Washington since he was 12 years old, and has worked tirelessly for immigrant and farmworker rights. He was one of the initial founders of the independent union Familias Unidas por la Justicia (FUJ), where he helped agricultural workers win paid breaks and overtime. As an organizer with Community to Community Development (C2C), he has been involved in multiple campaigns, most recently working on educating the community and legislators about the exploitative H-2A program.
We believe that ICE may have targeted Lelo for his leadership in standing up for farmworkers and immigrants in his community. The Trump Administration’s mass deportation plan is not only harming individuals and families, but being used as a tool to silence dissenting union and worker leader voices like Lelo’s. It is essential that our community makes itself heard if we want to ensure Lelo’s release.
TAKE ACTION
1. Please take a moment to send a letter today, and call your elected representatives (this link will connect you with the following electeds)! We are calling on U.S. Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, Representatives Rick Larsen and Pramila Jayapal, WA Governor Bob Ferguson, and WA State Attorney General Nick Brown to do everything they can to get Lelo free now, and to investigate the potential political motivations for his detention.
2. Individuals can support by donating to Lelo’s legal defense and following Community to Community Development (C2C) on Instagram and Facebook to stay up-to-date on this case.
3. Organizations can sign onto this organizational sign-on letter, launched by Food Chain Workers Alliance.
Thank you!
