<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Ana K. Jimenez, an amazing individual and someone who I used to live with, has been detained by the UK Border Agency. She was interviewed without an interpreter which is against European Human Rights conventions as well as Home Office protocol.</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Ana is a credit to her community, a joy to know and must be released immediately. </div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I urge you to contact your MP immediately to let them know about this injustice, If you do not live in Bradford you can contact Damian Green, immigration minister at <a href="mailto:greend@parliament.uk">greend@parliament.uk</a> . If you live in Bradford, see you the below links to find your MP. </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Help us secure Ana's release. </div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Thanks</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Jed</div><div><br></div><div>p.s. Below are two example letters you could use. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><blockquote type="cite"><div style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 16px; "><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Times New Roman'; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; "> <font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Dear Mr Singh,</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Times New Roman'; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; "> <font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Times New Roman'; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">I have known you to work hard for the people of Bradford and am now writing to you on a matter of some urgency, to ask for help. A woman who has been seeking protection from her home country in the UK has been detained by the UK border agency under somewhat unlawful circumstances. This woman, of whom there are more details below has lived in Bradford West since her arrive and I strongly urge you now to contact Damien Green, the Minister for Immigration, to encourage him to release Ana and allow her to complete her application for asylum. </font></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; "> </span><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Times New Roman'; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Times New Roman'; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; "> <font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Ana Karina Jimenez Villarreal was detained by the UK Border Agency following her Asylum Screening interview at Lunar House, Croydon on the 12</font><sup><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">th</span></font></sup><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"> of November, 2010. She is a Venezuelan national, and is seeking asylum due to a fear to return to her country. Her first language is Spanish and as such requires the use of an interpreter. She was denied this right at the aforementioned interview, which is contrary to the Home Office Immigration Rules as well as the European Convention on Human Rights (Articles 5(2) and 6(3a)).</font></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; "> </span><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 15px; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; "> </span><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Times New Roman'; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">After being detained, she was taken to Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre, without being informed of this, and was unreachable for 24hrs. Her friends and legal advisor had no idea of her whereabouts.</font></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; "> </span><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 15px; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; "> </span><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Times New Roman'; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Ana has since been taken to Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre. She has been judged to be eligible for Fast Track Processing from an interview which she was not able to understand. Ana has complied with every request that has been asked of her and has been living in a stable address since she arrived in the UK. Therefore, there is no reason to believe Ana will abscond. </font></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; "> </span><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 15px; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; "> </span><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Times New Roman'; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">I urge you to act to release her immediately, and allow the asylum process to continue without this unwarranted and illegal removal of freedom. This is not a fair or reasonable way to treat someone who is asking for protection. </font></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; "> </span><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Times New Roman'; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Times New Roman'; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; "> <font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">I look forward to hearing back from you and seeing Ana able to return to Bradford immediately. Please do not hesitate to contact me for further information. </font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 15px; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; "> <font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Times New Roman'; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Yours sincerely,</font></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; "> </span><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 15px; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; "> </span><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 15px; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; "> </span><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div></blockquote><!--StartFragment--><p class="MsoNormal">Mr Damian Green</p><p class="MsoNormal">Minister of State for Immigration,</p><p class="MsoNormal">Westminster,</p><p class="MsoNormal">House of Commons,</p><p class="MsoNormal">London,</p><p class="MsoNormal">SW1A OAA.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Dear Mr Green,</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I am writing to you now to urge you to act immediately to
secure the release of Ana Karina Jimenez Villarreal, who was detained by the UK
Border Agency following her Asylum Screening interview at Lunar House, Croydon
on the 12<sup>th</sup> of November, 2010. She is a Venezuelan national, and is
seeking asylum due to a fear to return to her country. Her first language is
Spanish and as such requires the use of an interpreter. She was denied this
right at the aforementioned interview, which is contrary to the Home Office
Immigration Rules as well as the European Convention on Human Rights (Articles
5(2) and 6(3a)).</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">After being detained, she was taken to Colnbrook Immigration
Removal Centre, without being informed of this, and was unreachable for 24hrs.
Her friends and legal advisor had no idea of her whereabouts.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Ana has since been taken to Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal
Centre. She has been judged to be eligible for Fast Track Processing from an
interview which she was not able to understand.<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>Ana has complied with every request that has been asked of
her and has been living in a stable address since she arrived in the UK.
Therefore, there is no reason to believe Ana will abscond. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I urge you to act to release her immediately, and allow the
asylum process to continue without this unwarranted and illegal removal of
freedom. This is not a fair or reasonable way to treat someone who is asking
for protection. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Yours sincerely,</p><div><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div>
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