How to Help
I. How to help
II. How to help out even more!
I. HOW TO HELP
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If you have not already done so, please sign our petition.
2. Call Vincent Archibeque, Assistant Field Office Director of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for Virginia: (703) 285-6221.
Ask Mr. Archibeque to ensure that Dr. Al-Arian is treated humanely at the Hampton Roads Regional Jail and that he be deported as soon as possible in accordance with the plea agreement.
3. Call the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (Department of Homeland Security): (866)-644-8360 (press 1 for English and then press 5 to leave a message)
Ask that Dr. Al-Arian be released and deported as soon as possible in accordance with the terms of his plea bargain.
If you have more time:
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Fax a letter: 202-401-4708. Letter template available here.
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Email your letter to civil.liberties@dhs.gov (please BCC samialarianactioncommittee@gmail.com)
Again, always be polite but firm.
If you don't speak to a live person:
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Simply leave a message on the answering machine; and
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Call back later that day or the next day to try to get through.
4. Email Attorney General Michael Mukasey: ASKDOJ@usdoj.gov
Ask Mr. Mukasey to ensure that Dr. Al-Arian is released and deported as soon as possible in accordance with the plea agreement. (For a letter template, please go to http://www.freesamialarian.com/letters/sample1.doc)
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Before sending the email, make sure to BCC samialarianactioncommittee@gmail.com
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If you have time, fax your letter in addition to sending it by email: (202) 307-6777
5. Join our regular listserv today! Simply send an email to tampabaycoalitionforjusticeandpeace-subscribe@yahoogroups.com to receive the latest updates on Dr. Al-Arian!
II. HOW TO HELP OUT EVEN MORE
Tell them that Dr. Al-Arian is a high-profile political prisoner whom certain members of the Justice Department are trying to unethically and illegally keep imprisoned long past when he should have been left out. Mention that:
- Dr. Al-Arian has NEVER been convicted of any crime whatsoever;
- He signed a plea agreement with the government which clearly stipulated that:
- he would be deported as soon as possible
- he would NOT be required to testify at any other trial.
- Despite this, a federal judge in Virginia subpoened Dr. Al-Arian last month to testify in a blatant disregard for the terms of the plea agreement
- Dr. Al-Arian's prison term ended on April 11th --> his imprisonment since then is COMPLETELY ILLEGAL
- Dr. Al-Arian is clearly being persecuted for his political beliefs.
Ask your representatives to contact the Department of Justice and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and demand that Dr. Al-Arian be released and deported as soon as possible in accordance with the government's plea bargain. Also ask them to contact the chair of the judiciary committee (Senator Leahy for the Senate, Congressman Conyers for the House) and press them to act on this issue.
7. Call the Honorable John Conyers, Chairman of the Judiciary Committee in the United States House of Representatives: (202) 225-5126.
Tell him to contact the Department of Justice and the ICE and to demand that Dr. Al-Arian be released and deported as soon as possible in accordance with the terms of the plea agreement.
8. Call the Honorable Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman of the Judiciary Committee in the United States Senate: (202) 224-4242
Tell him to contact the Department of Justice and the ICE and to demand that Dr. Al-Arian be released and deported as soon as possible in accordance with the terms of the plea agreement.
9. Distribute our new pamphlets to friends and acquaintances;
pamphlets available here
10. Send a letter to Dr. Al-Arian to show your support!
11. Donate to help alleviate the considerable costs of Dr. Al-Arian's legal defense either online through PayPal:
Or by sending a check to:
National Liberty Fund
P.O. Box 1211
24525 E. Welches Road
Welches, OR 97067
12. Pray for Dr. Al-Arian and his family.
13. Write a letter to the editor. Letters to the editor are actually very important since they are the most read section of any given publication. Go to this website: http://www.capwiz.com/ams/dbq/media/ and enter your zip code for the contact information for all media outlets in your area.
14. Organize a screening of the critically-acclaimed documentary USA vs. Al-Arian. Email samialarianactioncommittee@gmail.com to borrow a copy of the DVD for free!
15. Join the Sami Al-Arian Action Committee! Become part of a team of passionate and committed supporters who help develop and carry out the outreach campaign for Dr. Al-Arian. Simply send an email to samialarianactioncommittee-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.
To all those who continue to show their support at this very crucial time, you have our heartfelt thanks.