Edgar Chocoy Initiative
In Fall 2019, ISAAC launched the Edgar Chocoy Initiative within our Accompaniment Fund to support Larimer County unaccompanied minors who qualify for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status due to abuse or neglect.
With increasing numbers of Central American asylum seekers in Larimer County, legal assistance for unaccompanied youth is one concrete form of assistance the community can offer that can literally be lifesaving. The fund is named for Edgar, a Guatemalan youth represented by Colorado Attorney Kim Medina, who was murdered in Guatemala City after losing his asylum case. Since the beginning of this program, we have assisted almost 100 youth with their legal cases, and some of them we have had the pleasure of watching gain legal permanent residency.
Although the work of the Chocoy Initiative is now wrapped into our larger legal assistance program, we continue our work with migrant youth in Edgar’s name, honoring his story and life he did not get live out.
Altar in honor of Edgar Chocoy and all children who died in immigration custody at the 2019 premiere of the play De Novo in Fort Collins
Altar en homenaje a Edgar Chocoy y todos los niños que murieron bajo custodia de inmigración para la primera noche de la obra de teatro De Novo