For more information on supporting the family, contact Sozan (No One Is Illegal) 778 322 5349, Byron (Sanctuary Health) 604 315 7725, Karla (No One Is Illegal) 778 251 0768

Osman Fernando de León Reyes, a 29-year old Guatemalan man, is facing deportation from Surrey next week. His lawyer is seeking a judicial stay order from the Federal Court of Canada to urgently stop his deportation so that Mr. Reyes is not separated from his family and not deported back to imminent danger in Guatemala.

Mr. Reyes has two Canadian-born children, Diahanara aged eight and Dilan aged three. His wife, Heidy Stephany Pinto Zepeda, is a permanent resident and works in the cleaning industry. She is extremely distraught about the separation the family will face as a result of his pending deportation. “I love my husband, I am so sad and disappointed that Canada is taking away my husband from my life and my kids lives. He is a good man and a lovely father, and I fear for his life if he is deported back to Guatemala,” says Heidy Stephany Pinto Zepeda.

Mr. Reyes is currently living with mental health issues in relation to the traumas he has experienced. According to Natalie Blair, a registered nurse who has worked with him, “With the threat of deportation looming, his health is being compromised and is at risk.”

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Thursday Aug 14th 9:00am.  701 West Georgia St (at Granville St).

The Federal Court hearing has been rescheduled. Come gather outside the court house again, and show your support for Jose Figueroa, who remains in sanctuary due to an unjust deportation order.

Steven Blaney, the Minister of Public Safety, refused to issue a certificate to Jose, even though he was legally obliged to issue it within 15 days of receiving the application! When the hearing takes place, it will have been over a year since the minister failed to comply with the law…

La audiencia ante la Corte Federal ha sido re-programada. Ven nuevamente a las afueras de la Corte Federal y muestra tu apoyo por Jose Figueroa, quien aun permanece en santuario debedio a una orden de deportación injusta.

Steven Blaney, el Ministro de Seguridad Publica, reusó emitir un certificado a Jose, aun y cuando estaba obligado legalmente a emitirlo en un plazo de 15 dias despues de recibir la aplicacion. El dia de la audiencia habran pasado mas de un año desde que el ministro falló en cumplir con la ley…

The Federal Court hearing scheduled for July 2 has been postponed due to the death of a different judge — the judge hearing Jose Figueroa’s case has flown east for the funeral.

We will let you know when the new date is set. When the hearing takes place, we will gather outside the court house again, and show our support for Jose Figueroa, who remains in sanctuary due to an unjust deportation order.

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Saturday, July 5 5:00 PM
Holland Park, Surrey
King George Highway and 100 Avenue
Next to the King George Skytrain Station

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The Conservative government has passed a controversial bill in the name of strengthening the citizenship which in reality gives absolute power to the immigration minister to revoke citizenship of new Canadians.

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