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Community Action with Immigrants - Ways to Help

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Community Action with Immigrants - Ways to Help

Document any possible witnessed ICE activity. Put the Colorado Rapid Response Network # in your phone (844-864-8431) and call in with location info and what you see. Then begin videoing what you see with your phone until a trained Confirmer arrives (you can get trained as a confirmer through Companeros or Colorado Immigration Rights Coalition (CIRC)). If you can, ask the officer you see who he is with (a police or traffic officer have to answer and provide a badge# if requested).
Volunteer and / or donate to Companeros or to the Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition.
Join the Community Team in Support of Immigrants, an email group that will provide monthly suggestions of local immigrants in need of help or actions that could be supported. You can join by emailing Liza Tregillus.
Sponsor an asylee to get them out of detention, the community team will help you!
Rent an affordable room to a local worker, housing for all workers is tight!
Use 5calls.org to see daily updates on immigration legislative actions and make calls!

Related Articles:
Perspectives on the administration's immigration policy as a huge financial folly with a double whammy of expensive (and cruel) removal & incarceration costs and related tax revenue loss:

“Tax Payments by Undocumented Immigrants” from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy

“A ProTrump Community Reckons With Losing a Beloved Immigrant Neighbor” by Nicholas Kristof.

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement: Petition for Immediate Parole for the Jaramillo Patiño Family

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Copy and paste this email to friends to spread the word:

Subject: Sign the petition! U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement: Petition for Immediate Parole for the Jaramillo Patiño Family

Body:

Friend,

I signed a petition on Action Network telling U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. to Petition for Immediate Parole for the Jaramillo Patiño Family.

RE: Urgent Request for Immediate Parole for Jana Jaramillo Patiño, Kewin Daniel Patiño Bustamante, and Fernando Jaramillo Solano. We, the undersigned members of the Durango, Colorado community, and concerned citizens, are writing to express our deep concern and heartfelt support for Jana Jaramillo Patiño, Kewin Daniel Patiño Bustamante, and Fernando Jaramillo Solano. They are currently detained in the South Texas Immigration Detention Center in Dilley, TX. Our Urgent Request We respectfully and urgently request that parole be granted immediately for Jana, Kewin, and Fernando so that they may be reunited with the mother in Durango, Colorado. This family deserves the opportunity to continue their asylum case in freedom and dignity, surrounded by the community that cares for them. Reasons for Immediate Parole Wrongful Detention/Mistaken Identity: We understand their detention on Monday, October 27, 2025, appears to be the result of a mistaken identity, as ICE agents were reportedly seeking a different individual. Strong Community Ties: The father is a hard-working member of the community, and the children are good and responsible students. Their detention has affected our entire local community, as they have shown deep respect for the laws and values of this country. No Flight or Safety Risk: We firmly believe they are not a flight risk and are not a danger to the community. They have deep community ties here in Durango. Community Support is Guaranteed: Many of us in the community stand ready to provide them with housing, financial support, and assistance in meeting all required check-ins and appointments should they be granted parole. As members of this community who believe in fairness, justice, the rule of law and compassion, we ask you to consider the immense hardship this asylum-seeking family has already endured. Please allow them to pursue their case from home.

Can you join me and take action?

Sign the Petition here: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/petition-for-immediate-parole-for-the-jaramillo-patino-family?source=email&

Thanks!

Workforce Housing YIMBY

The Durango Herald has reported that residents in some local neighborhoods have expressed significant opposition to the City’s proposal to build workforce housing in their neighborhood. One way to support local workforce housing is to have a 'YIMBY' group, meaning 'Yes, in my backyard', to show up at select Planning Commission meetings to speak in favor of proposed Affordable and Workforce Housing projects. These YIMBY groups started in 2014, and are now nation-wide. We also want to encourage the City to invite folks who may live in this housing to attend these meetings. Anyone interested in being a member of the “YIMBY” group, please contact us.

Legislative Action

There is so much at stake and we NEED your advocacy!! Please take 10 minutes to contact your representatives. If you can do this daily, even better!!

Please KEEP calling! 5 Calls, Every Day.

U.S. House of Representatives

Contact Representative Jeff Hurd:

(970) 317-6167 (Durango) or

(202) 225-4676 (D.C.)

email: https://hurd.house.gov/contact

ASK JEFF HURD TO DO HIS JOB!!

EMAIL OR CALL REP JEFF HURD TO URGE THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE TO:

- Work on ending the Government Shutdown
- Swear in Adelita Grijalva (recently elected AZ rep)
- Stop Hiding the Epstein Files

WHEN TO CALL OR WRITE : NOW - ONGOING

SUGGESTED MEMBER SCRIPT - You can state this in your own voice. Here is a suggestion:
“Hi, my name is …, I'm a constituent from “i.e., Durango” zip code 81***. I am asking you as my congressional representative to urge the Speaker of the House, Rep Mike Johnson, to bring members back in session and work on ending the government shutdown, immediately swear in and seat Representative Adelita Grijalva (the recently elected Arizona US Representative), and stop hiding the Epstein Files.

WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT (2 sentences on issue)

With Federal employees furloughed now, SNAP food assistance disappearing next Saturday, and the subsidies for 'Obamacare' ending right before 'open enrollment' for next year (with doubling or tripling premium costs in some states), it is imperative that Republicans work with Democrats to come up with solutions to help all Americans.
"Ramping up pressure on Republicans to negotiate a bipartisan budget deal that protects healthcare and denies Trump blank checks for his authoritarian wishlist."- Indivisible.org
"Vulnerable House Republicans don’t want to be seen aiding and abetting the Epstein Cover-up. So far, their unconscionable choice not to seat Grijalva has largely flown under the radar, but we can turn up the heat." - Indivisible.org.

For further information, click on links below:

npr.org/series/g-s1-91413/government-shutdown-2025

cpr.org/2025/10/23/snap-benefits-food-banks-government-shutdown/

nytimes.com/2025/10/21/business/economy/government-shutdown-economic-effects.html

https://indivisible.org/campaign/stop-trump-shutdown

Get Involved and Know the Issues

BIG BEAUTIFUL Bill - BUDGET

It will leave 10.9 million people without health insurance
It will increase the national debt by $2-3 trillion
Survival of our SW Colorado rural hospitals and access to health care are at risk
Tax cuts primarily benefiting the wealthy sacrifice the welfare of ALL OF US!

PROTECT FUNDING TO PUBLIC RADIO

245 of the Public Radio stations serve rural areas like ours, they need this funding to survive.
Provides crucial information on emergency alerts, and weather alerts, ie. Wildfires
Per this year's YouGov Poll, of 52 News Sources, BBC and PBS are the 2nd and 3rd most trusted, and NPR is the 7th most trusted to provide balanced information. Public Radio uses these sources.
Cutting funding to these News Sources is a serious breach of Free Speech and the 1st Amendment.

ENVIRONMENT

Sponsor a Carbon fee and Dividend bill, because it is the single most effective action to collectively reduce our carbon emissions
Work to protect and preserve Healthy Forests, because they pull carbon out of the atmosphere
Reform America's Clean Energy Permitting Process, because we need to speed up the pace at which we build and connect to clean energy projects
Support Building Electrification and Efficiency, because we need to flip the switch to cleaner, safer, more affordable energy to electrify America's buildings

PUBLIC LANDS

Oppose cutting the fees that industry pays to use our public land resources provisions to let developers buy their way around the courts measures to ramp up logging and oil & gas development (exempted from judicial review) rollbacks to protections for places like the Boundary Waters and Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Public lands should be managed for people and the future, not sold off for tax cuts or given away to developers. I oppose Public Lands sales and conservation roll-backs in the budget reconciliation bill.
Underfunding Public Land agencies threatens $1.2 trillion outdoor recreation economy that sustains nearly 5 million American jobs. Underfunding is not an accident. It’s a strategy to weaken public lands and pave the way for privatization.

Write a Letter to the Editor

Have something to say? Take some time and write a letter to the editor. Keep Letters to Editors to under 250 words to meet most papers' requirements - short, sweet, and to the point! Humor usually welcome. Facts important - cite real sources where possible.

Durango Herald, https://www.durangoherald.com/letter-to-the-editor/
Durango Telegraph, https://www.durangotelegraph.com/opinion/soap-box/
Cortez Journal, https://www.the-journal.com/categories/letters-to-the-editor/
Colorado Sun, https://coloradosun.com/editorial-standards-and-policies/
Denver Post, https://www.denverpost.com/submit-letter/

Use the Power of Your Money
Money is power, know who you are supporting when you shop.

Goods Unite Us - check your favorite brands or chains and see if you're aligned politically!
Index Align - Track how corporations impact the issues you care about.
Mighty Deposits - banks that support local causes / community efforts. Who are YOU banking with?
Public Square - a popular conservative site tracking the same stuff... from the opposite point of view.

Volunteer Your Passion with Indivisible Durango!
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Get Inspired!

Below are excellent reference materials full of both concrete action items and indepth analyses of how we got here.

Action items for TODAY and every day. How to get started - and why.

5Calls.org - An App that lists actions to take and makes it easy to call your MOCs (Members of Congress)Indivisible: https://indivisible.org/
Indivisible.org - an updated, practical guide to "Democracy on the Brink" - a set of strategies and practical first steps to combat rising authoritarianism and oligarchies.
Jessica Craven, Chop Wood, Carry Water - a blog with daily actions you can take

Some writers we hugely respect, sending out positive energy and fact-based research.

Heather Cox Richardson: a concise summary of each day framed with historical context.
Joyce Vance: legal knowledge and analysis, served with a dose of optimism.
Robert Reich: a mix of "what you can do" and economic background on policy.
Marc Elias, Democracy Docket: the leading litigator fighting across the US to protect democracy and voting rights.

Others? Send us your favorites!

Resources for These Times (PDF)

Download this comprehensive list of resources with tons of handy links to help you take action now!

How have federal policies impacted your life, or the life of a friend/family member?

This survey invites residents of Southwest Colorado to share their experiences with policies introduced during the Trump administration, especially those influenced by executive orders and cuts made by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). By collecting a wide range of stories—both shared struggles and unique perspectives—we aim to uncover the true impact of these policies on individuals and communities.

Your insights will play a role in ensuring that our elected officials are better informed and more responsive to the needs of us all. Thank you!

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