09/10/2026
🚨URGENT ACTION for Blanca🚨- Tuesday September 15 - 8am Burlington Accompaniment
11 months ago we mobilized to support Blanca Martinez, a beloved member of our community. At that time, our collective power resulted in a 1 year stay of deportation.
Now that year is up: Blanca’s ICE check-in is scheduled for September 15, 2026 in Burlington. ICE thinks they can wait us out. We know better; we will not give up on our sister Blanca.
On that same day another member of our community, Karol, faces a deadline to secure a $40,000 dollar bond or remain separated from her 6-year-old daughter in a detention center across the country indefinitely. Donate to Karol’s family here: https://gofund.me/087f26dc6
The cruelty and absurdity of this system is designed to overwhelm and divide us. We choose not to back down. We know Blanca belongs here, we know Karol belongs here. Every community member ripped from our streets, our businesses, and our civic spaces by masked-men, belongs here!
💪🏽WHAT: Accompaniment and gathering at ICE Headquarters
📍WHERE: ICE Field Office at 1000 District Avenue, Burlington, MA 01803
⏰ WHEN: Tuesday, September 15 @ 8am
🚗 PARKING: Plan your parking
DO NOT park in the Burlington ICE parking lot
DO NOT park in any private lots along District Ave, including the strip mall at the end of District Ave (Starbucks), the Residence Inn Hotel, or Pressed Cafe
AVOID SIGNS or anything else that draws attention to the fact that you are here for an action at Burlington ICE headquarters.
CARPOOL & DROP OFF if possible.
YOUR BEST BETS:
- The Kohl’s parking lot (150 Lexington St.) is about a 7 minute walk
- The Burlington Mall (avoid clear indicators you are parking for a standout)
- The 350 MBTA Bus North Burlington to Alewife Station - Park at the United Church of Christ (6 Lexington St., Burlington) or Temple Shalom Emeth (16 Lexington St., Burlington) and walk to the 350 bus stop at the intersection of Cambridge Street and Bedford Street
Refer to the Bearing Witness website for more details: https://bearingwitnessne.org/the-standout
