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ICE Deported This Man, But He Could Play an Integral Role in Making Conditions for American Workers Safer! Sign Now Dear friends, Delmer Ramirez Palma had been living and working undocumented in New Orleans for almost two decades. He was one of the workers who rebuilt the city after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. Along with his wife and children, they called the place home. For this reason, Ramirez Palma was following all of the legal steps to fight deportation and remain in the U.S. He was expecting to check in with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to continue the process in mid-November. But that's not what ended up happening. Sign the petition to help bring Ramirez Palma back to the U.S. to be with his family. On October 12th, Delmer Ramirez Palma was working construction on the new Hard Rock Hotel. The building rose some 18 stories. As Ramirez Palma was working away, he noticed something troubling — the floor underneath him was moving. It was as if an earthquake was shaking the structure, but there was no earthquake. The trembling worried him. It was not the first time he had felt unsafe while working on the new hotel. But every time he voiced his concerns to management, he was ignored and told to get back to work. On October 13th, the building collapsed, leaving 12 of his coworkers injured and three dead. After the collapse, Ramirez Palma told investigators about his previous concerns and repeated attempts to sound the alarm. In fact, the Louisiana Workforce Commission (formerly the state's Department of Labor) considered his information so useful they called him a "crucial witness" in the investigation. But while state authorities were counting on Ramirez Palma to help them find the cause of the collapse, ICE was working to deport him. He's now back in Honduras, separated from his family, and unable to testify against those responsible for the disaster. The separation of families and deportation of people working towards legal status should worry everybody, but Delmer's case is specifically troubling. Under what the Washington Post calls "a long-standing agreement between the Department of Homeland Security and the Labor Department," ICE isn't supposed to target workers who are involved with an ongoing labor investigation. Yet they chose to disregard the agreement and send him to Honduras anyway. His removal hampers investigators' search for answers. American workers are less safe because of what ICE did. Now it's time to demand Delmer's return. Please sign the petition and tell ICE to return Ramirez Palma back to his home in the U.S. where he belongs. Thank you,   Lauren W. The Care2 Petitions Team P.S. It’s bad enough that Delmer Ramirez Palma was put in danger at work. Now he’s been separated from his family and kept from testifying to make American working conditions safer. Sign the petition to bring him home.