Join us on Wednesday, September 3 from 7-9 p.m. to write letters to Cata Xóchitl (SO-CHEEL) Santiago - a DACA recipient, farmworker, and beloved community member who was unjustly detained by border patrol on August 3rd. The event is one of several that has taken place across the country demonstrating the outpouring of national support for Xochitl.

Cata was detained at the El Paso International Airport by two border patrol agents before she boarded a domestic flight for work. Cata showed her valid DACA work authorization card (offering proof of protection from deportation) and was still abducted by DHS without warrant, cause, or access to legal representation. Since then, the Department of Homeland Security has lied to the public to paint Xochitl as a threat. She is currently being detained at the El Paso Processing Center - an immigration detention center with a well-documented history of abuse and neglect.  This is a national litmus test in defending activists and Dreamers from the administration’s attacks.

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