CLAUDETTE HUBBARD, MOTHER
AND GRANDMOTHER OF U.S.
CITIZENS, HELD IN ICE DETENTION
FOR TWO YEARS AFTER ESCAPING
PERSECUTION
Claudette Hubbard with her U.S. citizen daughter and granddaughters
Claudette Hubbard, a mother and grandmother to U.S. citizens, who fled LGBT violence in Jamaica, has been in ICE custody for over two years. Claudette is a lawful permanent resident who has lived in the United States since 1973, when she was 17 years old. She has fully rehabilitated following her one conviction for a non-violent drug conspiracy charge more than 20 years ago but ICE is still trying to remove her to Jamaica, where she faces the possibility of torture. Her continued detention at Yuba County Jail serves no purpose, as she could be working and supporting her family. Since Claudette’s detention, the lives of her children and grandchildren have been negatively impacted. ICE should release Claudette as she is not a flight risk and poses no danger to society.
Take Action
1. Sign the email petition and share it with your network.
2. If you are part of an organization, send us letters of support for Ms. Hubbard at the email below.
3. Make the calls to S.F. ICE Director, Craig Meyer at 4158445690:Script: "I am calling to request that ICE release Ms. Claudette Hubbard (A# 030 085 111) from detention. Ms. Hubbard has been detained by ICE for the past two years for no reason. She is sorely missed by her U.S. citizen daughter and grandchildren. She is not a flight risk or a danger to the community. ICE should release her to await the outcome of her case."
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The Petition
To Acting ICE Director John Sandweg:
I am writing to call for the immediate release of Ms. Claudette C. Hubbard (A# 030 085 111) from Yuba County Jail in California. I urge you to release Claudette so that she can be reunified with her United States citizen children and granddaughters.
Claudette came to the United States as a teenager and has been a lawful permanent resident since 1973. She is openly gay and is seeking protection in the United States because she fears torture and persecution in Jamaica due to her sexual orientation.
ICE continues to detain Claudette and trying to deport her because of a twenty-year old drug conviction from which she has fully rehabilitated herself. During her prison sentence, Claudette received her associate’s degree, worked at a U.S. Army base, and helped provide volunteer social services to other prisoners.
Claudette’s continued detention serves no purpose, as she could be working and supporting her family, yet instead she remains pointlessly detained. If she is released, Claudette also has a full-time job offer with a nationally acclaimed human rights center.
Moreover, Jamaica has been described as one of the most violently homophobic countries that exist in the western hemisphere and keeping Claudette detained while she fights for protection against homophobia is counter to gay-friendly U.S. policies.
Claudette has been in ICE custody for over two years. Since Claudette’s detention, the lives of her children and grandchildren have been negatively impacted. Due to financial and geographic limitations, Claudette’s children and young grandchildren are not able to visit her often and they miss her dearly.
Ms. Hubbard does not pose a flight risk or a danger to society. I urge you to release Claudette C. Hubbard from Yuba County Jail so that she can be returned to her family to await final adjudication of her case.
For media inquiries, contact Prerna Lal at prerna@prernalal.com
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