Yves Gomes: Maryland 17 year-old set to be deported on August 13

Written and created by Burke Stansbury

Written piece & Petition after the jump.

Yves Gomes’s father was deported in 2008 and his mother in 2009, leaving the 17 year-old and his younger brother to live with their great uncle and aunt, Henry and Dominica. In May, Yves graduated high school in Silver Spring, Maryland with honors; now he’s set to be deported to India on August 13.

Yves has never been to India nor does he speak the language of the West Bengal region where his family is from. He’s developed a close relationship with his cousin Harold, the son of Henry and Dominica, who is 32 years old and has muscular dystrophy. Harold uses a wheelchair and needs a tracheostomy and ventilator to assist with his breathing. Harold has taken a lead working with lawyers and doing all he can to fight Yves deportation

Petition Link:
http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5273/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY...