Posted on 08/22/2017 1:40:54 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Lizandro Claros Saravia was supposed to be at college in North Carolina by now. At soccer practice. At the library.
Instead, the 19-year-old soccer star from Germantown is hundreds of miles away, in a sweltering Central American nation he barely recognizes and sometimes fears.
U.S. immigration officials swiftly deported him and his older brother, Diego, on Aug. 2, days after Lizandro told them during a routine check-in that he had a scholarship to attend Louisburg College.
Lizandro and Diego, now 22, used fraudulent visas and passports to come to the United States in 2009 and reunite with their family; some of whom were also here illegally. Lizandro was 10, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement; his brother was 14.
They were ordered deported in 2012 and granted a stay of deportation in 2013. Two subsequent requests for stays were denied. But with their clean records and high school diplomas, the brothers were not a priority for deportation under the Obama administration.
Under President Trump, however, the “handcuffs” are off, in the words of ICE Acting Director Thomas Homan. Anyone in violation of immigration law can be targeted for deportation. Officials say they want to reduce the nation’s population of undocumented immigrants, currently about 11 million, and dissuade would-be migrants from making the illegal, and sometimes deadly, journey north.
The expulsion of the brothers outraged Democratic lawmakers and advocates for immigrants, as well as their teachers, friends and teammates.
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Good. Tough. Border sneak. Ship them all out.
‘’Tis a pity
My heart bleeds
Boo. Friggin. Hoo.
He should have built his life in El Salvador or built his life here LEGALLY. He should be happy he got an education on the US taxpayer.
I got this far. That should be the end of the story about why they were deported.
Scholarship? What credentials did he use? And what about the legal citizens or green card holders who were denied his scholarship?
Not sure how we’re supposed to respond....I’m thinking that his status should have been checked and the scholarship awarded to an American. But that’s just me.
Anyone who uses fraudulent visas and passports to immigrate to the U.S. should be treated as a prisoner of war.
No one said life is fair amigo.
Besides, why would he want to stay in the racist USA, especially under Trump?
Tough sh!t....Shoulda came here LEGALLY....
WHy isn't he in Jail? Then after he serves deported? Oh well deported is good.
Where is BOO Hoo girl?
HE NOT ONLY IS A CRIMINAL, DOESN'T BELONG HERE, BUT SHOULD NEVER HAD GOTTEN A COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP!*
* Taking the place of an American citizen at college and getting a free ride to do so!
Boo
hoo.
I don’t see the problem here. They play soccer in El Salvador as well. If he’s really that good, he can make the national team and be a local hero. Win-win for all concerned.
I expect she’ll be along shortly....she’s pretty busy these days with all of the sob stories to attend.
The problems this kid has were brought to him by the people who brought him here illegally. As a ten year old he didn’t make the decision himself. Now he can be a big star down there.
No. He was supposed to be in El Salvador a LONG time ago. Washington comPost lies again.
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