Within the latest ridiculous second straight out of ICE, Alex Maganda, a proud Morehouse School alum, is now on the heart of an immigration case that has mobilized HBCU communities throughout the nation. Maganda was taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement after what started as a routine site visitors cease. He’s at present being held on the Bluebonnet Detention Facility in Anson, Texas, whereas dealing with potential deportation.
Disgusting profiling. Yea, we mentioned it.
Get this, though initially from Mexico, Maganda got here to the USA on the age of 5 and was a recipient of the Deferred Motion for Childhood Arrivals program. Nevertheless, his DACA standing lately expired, inserting him in danger regardless of his deep roots within the nation.
Get this, with the assistance of his girlfriend Maszoliin Spencer and lawyer Carrie Nguyen, a rising community of supporters is rallying behind him. Talking to The Atlanta Journal-Structure, Spencer emphasised simply how a lot is at stake. “This man has been right here since 2000. It’s 2025 and he’s 30 years previous and has this large neighborhood. He doesn’t know anybody [in Mexico]. He’s from there, however he doesn’t know something. This nation formed him.”
What’s extra Nguyen echoed that sentiment, including, “He graduated highschool, had a really completed soccer profession, went to Morehouse, has job. He pays his taxes and has a U.S. citizen girlfriend. Did he make a mistake? Completely. However who hasn’t? He’s not a hazard to the neighborhood and he’s not a flight threat as a result of there are methods for him to acquire his residency down the street.”
In an internet response in drive, alumni and college students from Morehouse and Spelman have taken to their socials, utilizing the hashtag #FreeAlexMaganda to lift consciousness and push for justice. The web momentum has provided hope to Maganda and people closest to him. “I don’t really feel alone. He doesn’t really feel alone; his household doesn’t really feel alone,” Spencer mentioned. “If we are able to get him house, that will be the largest blessing.”
A listening to on Maganda’s case is predicted inside the subsequent two weeks.