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Yaakub Vijandre
1810 N Glenville Dr
Richardson, TX 75081
Suite 124
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Campaign Timeline
September 11, 2001
Yaakub arrives in America at age 14
2012 onwards
Yaakub builds career under DACA as airline safety specialist
2023
FBI approaches Yaakub asking him to become an informant — he refuses
October 7, 2025
Yaakub arrested at gunpoint by ICE for social media posts
October-December 2025
Transferred to Folkston, GA detention center
December 2025
Yaakub's DACA status revoked
January 2026
All immigration relief denied; offered $3,000 to self-deport — he refuses
Ongoing
Campaign for Yaakub's release continues. Over 200+ days detained with NO criminal charges.
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We will not forget Yaakub. We will not stop fighting. We will use our voices, our time, our resources — whatever we have — to demand his freedom. Every petition signed, every dollar donated, every letter written, every person told — it all matters.
The only way out is all the way through.
#FreeYaakub
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