Premieres on December 30, 25 at 6:45 PM

The Price of an Immigrant’s Life in America exposes a constitutional fracture hiding in plain sight. For nearly four years, he endured labor trafficking, forced starvation, wage theft, retaliation, and death threats, only to be abandoned by the very institutions that promise protection. After surviving 24 days without food, swallowing expired medication and household chemicals to make the pain of hunger go away while Ramon Ontiveros weaponized his hunger as a tool of control, Samuel Martínez Roque reported his abuse to every agency available. Instead of safety, the institutions meant to protect him stayed silent. A brutal, unfiltered letter to the U.S. Supreme Court that is more than a testimony of violence; it is an indictment of institutional indifference. It confronts the moral contradiction of a nation that demands trust from victims while offering only paperwork, closed cases, and inaction. At its peak, Martínez Roque asks the Justices of the Supreme Court, and the country, a question no human being should ever have to ask: what is an immigrant’s life worth in America?

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Episode 3: The Price of an Immigrant’s Life in America (also referred as "The Price of an Immigrant’s Life in America: A Letter to the Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States") to be released on December 30, 2025, and all accompanying artwork, were written, developed, produced, published, and distributed by Samuel Martínez Roque as part of the series Samuel Martínez Roque vs. The United States of America.

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