CALL IN DAY FOR ANSAR MAHMOOD
ON THURSDAY, MAY 20 FROM 2 P.M. TO 4 P.M.
Thanks to your help, the campaign against Ansar Mahmood’s deportation (see fact sheet below and http://www.chathampeace.org ) has gained the support of elected officials including Congressmen Rangel and Hinchey, and Senators Schumer and Clinton. The Washington Post, the Guardian, and NBC are among the dozens of domestic and international media outlets that have spoken out against the detention and deportation of this young Pakistani man who was caught in the post 9/11 dragnet. We have collected hundreds of letters of support, asking Homeland Security to free Ansar. Now we need to
step up the pressure – one last time.
Ansar has been detained administratively for over 2 years. His fight in the courts is over. The Department of Homeland Security must decide in the next few days whether to ship Ansar to Pakistan, or let him rejoin his community here by granting him deferred action (a status that allows him to return to his life & work in upstate New York).
Please help us THIS THURSDAY, MAY 20th FROM 2-4 P.M. by calling the officials who decide Ansar’s fate. (If it’s impossible for you to call
during those hours, please call at another time during that day.) Below are the numbers to two key officials, and a statement you can read to
express your support:
*** I urge the Department of Homeland Security to grant deferred action to Ansar Mahmood, a young Pakistani man caught in the post 9/11
dragnet. Before being detained he was living and delivering pizza in Hudson, NY. His community and his supporters around the world have been
fighting for his freedom for 2 years. I am outraged that the government is pouring my tax dollars into the detention and deportation of our neighbors and friends. Give Ansar back!***
CALL IN TO:
*Victor Cerda
Detention & Removal Office
202.305.2734 or 202.514.4922
*Bill Cleary
Buffalo Immigration & Customs Enforcement
716.551.4741 x 2530
For more information on how to support this campaign, contact:
* Ansar Mahmood Defense Committee:
Susan Davies @ 518.392.9477 or
Bob Elmendorf @ 518.766.2992
* Families for Freedom:
Aarti Shahani @ 212.898.4121
Also see www.chathampeace.org
And, please, pass this on to others who might be sympathetic to Ansar Mahmood’s cause. Thanks!
