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California Latino Legislative Caucus

Legislative Office Building

1020 N St, Room 511Sacramento, CA 95814(916) 651-1535

Senator Ricardo Lara (Chair)

California State Capitol, Room 5050Sacramento, CA 95814

(916) 651-4033

Assemblymember Luis Alejo (Vice Chair)California State Capitol, Room 2117

Sacramento, CA 95814(916) 319-2030

RE: TRUST Act (AB4) Violations: The Case of Samuel Sixtos-Gomez A#095735387

Dear Latino Caucus Chair and Vice Chair,

On April 14th

, 2014 Samuel Sixtos-Gomez was walking on the street and after being

pulled over by the Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD), who checked his name andfound an outstanding warrant for driving without a license in 2008, was arrested and

taken into custody of the Orange County Sheriffs Department (OCSD).

Four days later on April 18th, OCSD erroneously turned Mr. Sixtos over to the custody of

Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE).1 Samuel is currently being detained at the

corporate GEO ran Adelanto Detention Center in San Bernardino County where he faces

deportation.

The prolonged detention of Mr. Sixtos based on an ICE hold request violated the TRUSTAct and California Government Code § 7282, which prohibits county jails from detaining

a person based on an immigration detainer after they would otherwise be released exceptin circumstances not present in Mr. Sixtos case. The detention also violates his due

process rights since a judge did not sign this ICE hold request.

We want you Senator Lara, Assemblymember Alejo, and the Latino caucus to stand insupport along with the immigrant community in Orange County and with Mr. Sixtos, and

ask Los Angeles ICE Deputy Director Robert Naranjo to immediately release him to his

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family and community. Mr. Naranjo has been made aware of Mr. Sixtos case and he can

be reached at his office at (213) 830-7949 and via email at [email protected].

Mr. Sixtos is absent a major criminal record and under the Obama Administration andICE deportation priorities; he is a perfect candidate to be released on a positive exercise

of prosecutorial discretion. He is the father of a U.S. citizen child, has deep ties in thecommunity, can potentially qualify for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)

once he obtains a G.E.D, and is a victim of false imprisonment because OCSD turnedhim over to ICE in violation of TRUST Act. In addition, his life is in danger if he is

deported to his home state of Guerrero due to cartel violence.

This is an urgent matter and I would advise you to respond immediately as he can bedeported at any moment. Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez supports Mr. Sixtos (I have

attached her support letter below) and his state Senator Lou Correa has been made awareas well. However, it is important for both of you to be involved and the Latino Caucus

since you are the authors of the TRUST Act and decided to take bold leadership inmaking it law.

Now will you stand behind your law and protect immigrant rights by supporting Samuel

Sixtos-Gomez?

Thank you for your attention to this urgent matter. My email and phone number are listed below and I look forward to your response.

With Great Hope,

ALEXIS NAVA TEODORO

RAIZ

Deportation Defense & Organizing

[email protected]

(714) 574-6540

cc: Senators Lou Correa (34th

SD), Kevin de Leon (22nd

SD), Ed Hernandez (24th

SD),Ben Hueso (40

th SD), Alex Padilla (20

th SD), Norma J. Torres (32

nd SD).

cc: Assembly Member Raul Bocanegra (39

th

AD), Ian Calderon (57

th

AD), Nora Campos(27th

AD), Susan Talamantes (13th

AD), Cristina Garcia (58th

AD), Jimmy Gomez (51st

AD), Lorena Gonzalez (80th

AD), Roger Hernandez (48th

AD), Jose Medina (61st AD),

Henry Perea (31st AD), John Perez (53

rd AD), V. Manuel Perez (56

th AD), Sharon Quirk-

Silva (65th

AD), Anthony Rendon (63rd

AD), Freddie Rodriguez (52nd

AD), and Rudy

Salas (32nd

AD).



















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