Claudia Nunez is not all that different from the majority of Americans, she is a hardworking mother of two who simply wants to obtain a better life for her children. Now, because of a traffic violation, Claudia is faced with the prospect of being split up from her family, and sent back to El Salvador where she has no family or support structure.
More about Claudia below the fold, and how you can help her...
That is not the worst of it, Claudia faces brutality at the hands of a vicious gang started in the United States called El Mara Salvatrucha, which attacks deported immigrants because they think they have, or have access to, money. Claudia Nunez is not a violent criminal offender, she is simply a mother of two who is trying to comply as best as possible with the laws, while raising her daughters.
Please, join your fellow bloggers in petitioning the courts to take into account the special circumstances surrounding Mrs. Nunez, so that her children don't grow up without a mother.
You can sign the petition here.
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Sarcastro
Aunt B
Chris Wage
Sean Braisted
John "Hutchmo"
Rick Casares
As well as The Nashville Scene, and WRKN News 2.