It Could Happen Here The Campaign to Free Albeiro From ICE
Jan 20, 2026
In this insightful discussion, community organizer Elly Belle shares her efforts to free Albeiro Remolina from ICE detention. Elly highlights the violent tactics of ICE and the personal impact of Albeiro’s arrest on his family and community. She also points out the disparities in public attention and fundraising for immigrant cases, and the urgent dangers within detention facilities. Listeners are encouraged to take action, whether through donations, petitions, or grassroots organizing to support Albeiro's cause.
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Early-Morning Illegal Stop
- Elly Belle recounts Albeiro and his wife being stopped in their car before work and taken without proper identification or cause.
- His wife was pressured to sign an English voluntary deportation paper she didn’t understand and refused.
Racial Bias Enables Escalation
- Elly emphasizes ICE targets non-white communities because it expects indifference and little public scrutiny.
- That racial calculus lets ICE escalate violence knowing sympathy will be uneven.
Privilege Shapes Who Does The Labor
- Organizing labor is unevenly distributed onto vulnerable people when privileged people don't act.
- Elly urges those with privilege to use small resources to share the workload and prevent burnout.
