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| Topic | 39 year old Father is being deported after living in United States for 30 years. |
| Balrog0 01/17/18 6:12:56 PM #22: | The Admiral posted... It doesn't explain it at all. His wife is US citizen on top of that, so I don't see why he couldn't get legal entry through her. Garcia and his wife, an American citizen and retired autoworker, met in Detroit and got married 15 years ago. When they tried to get him legal status in 2005, they wound up in deportation proceedings, she told ABC News. She added that he checked in regularly with ICE officials, never traveling outside their town without permission. He appears to have no criminal record in the United States. Garcia received multiple stays of removal during President Barack Obamas two terms but was too old to qualify for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, the policy created by the Obama administration to protect children of undocumented immigrants from deportation. Immigrants who were 31 or younger as of June 15, 2012, can qualify for DACA status. Another Obama-era program, Deferred Action for Parents of Americans, sought to protect undocumented adult immigrants like Garcia with children who were American citizens or lawful permanent residents. The policy was blocked by federal courts. In November, after his last check-in, immigration agents told Garcia that he would have to leave the country, according to local media. The Garcias said they asked ICE if they could hold off on deporting him to see if Congress and the White House work out a deal to pass DACA legislation. Garcia could remain through the holidays, immigration agents reportedly told him, but he had to return to Mexico by Jan. 15. --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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