FREE JUAN DAVID:
Juan David, Mirian, and their young daughter, are urgently seeking protection under the federal T-Visa program, created to safeguard trafficking survivors. By ordering Juan David’s removal and detaining him, ICE is attempting to force him to abandon his pending legal case, effectively invalidating the humanitarian protection Congress created for him.
This action constitutes the subversion of due process and sends a dangerous message to all survivors of violence: cooperating with the law puts your family at risk.
Updated 12/9/25, 2:30PM.
Take action to call Senator Markey, Senator Warren, and Congressman Neal to urge them to free Juan David!
STOP ICE FROM TEARING FAMILIES APART
SENATOR MARKEY: 617-565-8517
SENATOR WARREN: 617-565-3170
CONGRESSMAN NEAL: 413-785-0325
Join LUCE in Sending a Letter to Our Loved One, Juan David!
LETTER to FREE JUAN DAVID and to STOP ICE FROM TEARING FAMILIES APART
Dear Senator Warren, Senator Markey and Representative Neal,
On the morning of December 9th, 2025, Juan David once again arrived promptly for his scheduled ISAP check-in in Burlington. More than 100 people - including faith leaders and community members from across the state - stood outside in prayerful solidarity. They witnessed agents aggressively force him into a tinted ICE vehicle, despite his full compliance and pending T-visa application.
His wife, Mirian, is now left to parent alone while reliving the trauma of her own 2.5-month detention earlier this year. During that time, she was forced to sleep on the floor, eat spoiled and inadequate food, and drink from a toilet because clean water was not made available. Their young daughter has been pleading to stay home out of fear that her father will be taken - her deepest fear has now become reality.
Juan David is a labor trafficking survivor. Detaining him not only inflicts further harm on a traumatized family - it undermines the federal protections Congress created for survivors like him. We cannot allow him to be subjected to further cruelty. The wellbeing and safety of this family depend on immediate intervention.
We are doing everything in our power within our communities. Now we urgently ask each of you to use the full weight of your office to support the following:
We urge you to press DHS/ICE to immediately release Juan David pending adjudication of his T-visa, in accordance with the protections Congress established for trafficking survivors. Please use full authority of your offices to ensure that DHS/ICE complies with due process requirements and upholds the rule of law.
We ask each of you to issue a public statement highlighting this case and your commitment to taking action to support and protect Juan David, given escalation and retaliatory actions via ICE/DHS.
We call on you to affirm that dignity and safety must be guaranteed for every person in the U.S.
We are deeply grateful for what you and your staff have already done to support Juan David and his family. Their case is not over, and neither is our fight - we need you alongside us as our elected officials.
Media Coverage of this case:
WGBH: Ecuadorian family prepares to self-deport despite having open trafficking case
Boston Globe: Springfield man who fears he will be harmed if deported to Ecuador is detained at ICE office
WWLP: Looming deportation of Juan David sparks outcry in Springfield over due process rights
