FREE JACOB (YA'AKUB)!
Jacob (Ya’akub) Ira Vijandre is a beloved community member and a DACA recipient who was detained by ICE immediately after leaving home to go to work the morning of Tuesday, October 7, 2025. Later that evening, he was transferred to Bluebonnet Detention Center in Anson, Texas and remains detained to this day, despite his valid DACA status and no record of criminal history or removal proceedings.
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Jacob (Ya'akub) is a true bearer of Filipino culture, as a historian, Filipino Martial Artist, photographer, graphic novelist, and teacher of the ancient Filipino writing script Baybayin. The great grand-son of Congressional Gold Medal recipient and World War II Veteran Sergeant Lorenzo Fabian, he carries on the legacy of our great grandfather through his service to the larger Dallas Fort Worth community.
Now, we need to show up for him.
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STATEMENTS
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Tanggol Migrante Movement & Anakbayan Houston: Free Jacob (Yaakub)!
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Yaakub Vijandre’s legal team: ICE detains DACA recipient and pro-Palestinian photojournalist Yaakub Vijandre for social media posts in critical free speech test case
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Muslim Legal Fund of America: ICE arrests DACA recipient & longtime US resident based on social media posts in violation of First Amendment
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These funds will be used to cover Jacob’s (Ya’akub) expenses incurred while in detention, such as commissary, visitation, rent, utilities, and other expenses to be covered and managed by his family.
A team of attorneys and advocates is working around the clock to secure Ya’akub’s (Jacob's) release and hold ICE accountable for this blatant violation of law and justice.
Your donations will directly fund immediate legal fees, including covering urgent attorney and filing costs to challenge his unlawful detention.