ACTION ALERT - Bring Marisela Andrade Home to California
Support Bond, Pardon, and Asylum for Marisela, a DV & Trafficking Survivor
Marisela Andrade is an immigrant survivor of human trafficking and domestic violence. After almost 15 years in CDCR, Marisela had her LWOP sentence commuted in 2018, and earned her parole in 2021. Instead of returning to family and community, Marisela was handed over to ICE. She has been in Immigration detention for over 16 months fighting against deportation. If returned to Mexico, Marisela faces certain violence and death at the hands of the trafficking and drug networks that abused her for 13 years.
If released on bond, Marisela will return to California to meet the conditions of her state parole while continuing to fight for asylum to stay permanently in the U.S.
Today, Marisela has a bond hearing requesting her release from ICE detention. To help support Marisela, you can take two very important steps:
- Silently "Pack the Court" for the bond hearing. By calling 1-415-527-5035 (Use access code 199 793 8221), you will be asked to state your name once you are let into the virtual courtroom. Please say: “[Your Name], supporter of Marisela Andrade” and then mute yourself so that you don’t interrupt the court.
- Email Governor Newsom, asking him to grant a pardon to Marisela. A pardon from Governor Newsom is an important step in stopping her deportation. Please email Governor Newsom TODAY at https://www.gov.ca.gov/contact/. The more messages he receives in one day, the better chance of Marisela’s application to be reviewed. Our goal is 100 emails today!
Example email:
I am writing to support a PARDON for Ms. Marisela Andrade (CDCR#WA7304, A#074-816-783), Pardon Case #: 10-22-01019.
Marisela is currently in immigration detention in Aurora, CO, facing deportation to Mexico, a country she left as a teen newlywed 27 years ago. Ms. Andrade faces possible torture and death at the hands of her former human trafficker’s family and network if returned to Mexico.
Continuing to incarcerate and punish Ms. Andrade with deportation and separation from her family does not make us safer as a state. I respectfully ask that you grant Ms. Andrade a pardon to prevent her unjust deportation and to allow her to remain in California with her family and community.
