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I just became aware of the situation of one person that has implications for our whole nation and the world. Jesus would have died for this person if...

I just became aware of the situation of one person that has implications for our whole nation and the world. Jesus would have died for this person if he were the only person, so it would behoove each of us to do whatever we can. Prayer is the first line of defense so that we can know what God would want us to DO in the natural. I am hoping someone will receive a word of knowledge or wisdom that will point us to the path our Lord would have us take. All I can see at this time is for all of us to contact every representative on every level-local through national-- and let them know we want them to ACT and that we will be watching what they do and keep it in our minds and hearts next time they are running for office. Thank you for your prayers. Here is the situation with his name withheld. Because many of my neighbors immigrated legally, we all need to read this: Here's 24-year-old man, a Venezuelan immigrant with no criminal record in the States or in Venezuela. He's not part of a gang. He's not said anything about Gaza or Israel. He's just a house painter who left his home country due to the unrest and difficulties there, and came to the US legally seeking asylum. He didn't show up for his asylum hearing this week, though, because when he showed up for his regular ICE check-in -- which he should as a legal immigrant in the US -- ICE arrested him and soon deported him to the largest prison in Latin America, the notorious Terrorism Confinement Center in El Salvador. If you haven't heard of this prison, it's a 57 acre facility where prisoners are held in cells of about 150 prisoners. There are racks of bunks four-high, two toilets and two Bibles per cell. Prisoners are only let outside of their cell for 30 minutes a day for exercise or Bible study. No recreation, visitation, or phone calls are allowed. The lights are kept on in the cells 24/7. There are a number of controversies and allegations of human rights violations in this prison. What did he do so that ICE took him into custody without charges and illegally removed him from the court system before transferring him to an extra-national prison for terrorists? Nothing. In fact, when ICE showed up at his asylum hearing this week and revealed the arrest paperwork it HAD THE WRONG NAME IN IT SIX TIMES. And not a misspelled name, it was talking about someone named with a whole different name. Other sections referred to him as "she" and "her" and at least once a different person's immigration number was listed in the description. It was arrest by Chatgpt hallucination or gross human incompetence or both. And when this was pointed out in court at his asylum hearing by his lawyer this week, when the judge asked ICE if they made a mistake, the ICE lawyers said they'd "look into it." As more of these cases are coming out, I keep hearing well-meaning people say "There's more to the story." I get it. It's disorienting to think that a country that says things like "innocent until proven guilty" or "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" would also arrest an innocent man and fly him off to a gigantic horror show of a prison. So there MUST be "more to the story" even though he has no criminal record, isn't part of a gang, doesn't have a gang tattoo or even have a tattoo at all. "There's more to the story." THEN PROVE IT IN COURT. If there's more to the story the US government should have just rolled into the asylum hearing this week and proved it. But they didn't because their paperwork DIDN'T EVEN HAVE THE RIGHT NAME ON IT throughout. And they couldn't prove it anyway, because there's nothing to prove. PLUS: to remove an asylum applicant without a court order is ILLEGAL. This is a very clear case where -- unlike the victim --ICE broke the law. So, here's your "more to the story": This man is married. He married a woman who already had a son, so he's the father to a 9 year old boy. He's got a dog that he loves named Sacha. The family doesn't have tons of money, so he carefully plans the budget so he can occasionally buy his dog treats. He is a hard worker, a legal immigrant, a good husband and father, a financially responsible tax-paying part of the US community. Or he was. This week the judge in his asylum case "froze" the case. Meaning that if he returns to the country he can pick up where he left off. Assuming he can be released. Assuming he's brought back to the US. While he was still in detention, before he was flown out of the country, he was able to talk to his family. He asked if his dog was eating okay. He wanted to know how his son was doing in school. Of course he's not allowed to make any phone calls now so his family has no idea if he's okay, how he's doing, what's happening. ICE is "looking into it."

My son and his classmates are leaving for an overseas missions trip today for 10 days. Please pray over their safety, health, relationships, energy...

My son and his classmates are leaving for an overseas missions trip today for 10 days. Please pray over their safety, health, relationships, energy levels, restful sleep, and all that they need to be a blessing to others and receive what God has planned for them. Please pray God will be with them and move in incredible ways in their lives and through them to all they encounter along the journey. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity and we pray it is a life changing positive experience for them and those they are going to minister to. Thank you for your prayers.