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Undocumented immigrant rights activist loses her battle to avoid being deported
Washington Post ^ | Jan 24, 2017 | Michael E. Miller

Posted on 01/24/2017 4:43:25 PM PST by 11th_VA

An immigration rights activist whose own undocumented status was exposed by a drunken-driving arrest has lost her six-month legal battle to remain in the country.

Wendy Uruchi Contreras, a Virginia organizer for the immigrant rights group CASA, is scheduled to be deported to Spain this week after last-ditch appeals were denied by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials, according to her husband, Giovani Jimenez.

“We are devastated,” said Jimenez, who lives in Fredericksburg, Va., with their American-born children, Alex, 13, and Lucia, 7. “My children are crying, but we know there’s nothing more we can do.”

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aliens; casa; contreras; dreamers; drunkdriver; illegalimmigration; immigration; scofflaws
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To: 11th_VA

“We are devastated”

Devastate this, jack. All the way back to Spain.


41 posted on 01/24/2017 5:07:54 PM PST by dsc (Any attempt to move a government to the left is a crime against humanity.)
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To: dp0622

The kids should assume the nationality of the parents.This anchor baby,born on US soil makes you a citizen has to end.How many other counties have this policy?


42 posted on 01/24/2017 5:10:05 PM PST by Farmer Dean (168 grains of instant conflict resolution)
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To: thinden

They screwed up by talking to the Post. They thought it would raise awareness, not realizing that the Democrats would use them as an example to pretend that they care about Americans who are killed by illegal immigrants drunk drivers. Poor fools.

Geez, she was drunk *and* on a cell phone??? Wow. Just wow. Not going to get much sympathy, I think.


43 posted on 01/24/2017 5:10:57 PM PST by boomstick (One of the fingers on the button wil l be German.)
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To: dp0622

Is dad a citizen? If not, the kids aren’t either. Anchor baby citizenship is complete BS.


44 posted on 01/24/2017 5:11:30 PM PST by pissant ((Deport 'em all))
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To: 11th_VA

And besides, the Clinton Administration thought the children should be with their parents, and they sent armed officers to remove Elian Gonzalez from his American relatives. So take your kids with you.

45 posted on 01/24/2017 5:11:41 PM PST by Enterprise ("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
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To: goldstategop

Please, please this Obama’s rule. He should be blamed for sending this illegal back to Spain. Driving drunk is not a victimless crime. We see too many drunk drivers going wrong way and hitting someone head on. Other driver killed, drunk walks away. Her kids can stay here or come back later. Oh by the way, her kids speak Spanish.


46 posted on 01/24/2017 5:11:56 PM PST by Kozy (new age haruspex)
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To: 11th_VA

More like one down, 29,999,999 to go.

What about her husband? Is he an illegal alien too?


47 posted on 01/24/2017 5:15:10 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: 11th_VA

Alahwahoo Depbar!


48 posted on 01/24/2017 5:15:23 PM PST by Candor7 ( Obama fascism article:(http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html)
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To: 11th_VA

Get um out!


49 posted on 01/24/2017 5:15:37 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Secret Agent Man
come here legally. like millions of others do.

Exactly. Oh, there's a wait? And a formal procedure? Yep. And if it's worth it, she'll do it, and if it isn't, vaya con dios.

50 posted on 01/24/2017 5:16:01 PM PST by Billthedrill
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To: rightwingcrazy

A deportation puts you on a 10 year ban list from even applying.


51 posted on 01/24/2017 5:16:43 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: 11th_VA

You’d think they’d be happy to leave this horrible, racist country.


52 posted on 01/24/2017 5:17:10 PM PST by aquila48
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To: 11th_VA

The rule of law.

That scumbag Obama took an oath and then broke it.

So did a lot of others in FEDGOV.

There will be consequences.


53 posted on 01/24/2017 5:18:23 PM PST by Rome2000 (SMASH THE CPUSA-SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS-CLOSE ALL MOSQUES)
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To: 11th_VA

What chutzpah!! Not only is she here illegally, she flaunts by being an activist.


54 posted on 01/24/2017 5:19:07 PM PST by aquila48
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To: Darnright

There is already a bill in Congress, get your Congressman to co-sponsor, I wrote to mine today.


55 posted on 01/24/2017 5:20:30 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: 11th_VA

...‘I don’t feel safe’: Undocumented immigrants fear a Trump’ presidency....

We don’t feel safe with Illegals driving drunk and committing other crimes that would never have haopened if they were not here to commit them.


56 posted on 01/24/2017 5:20:47 PM PST by Sasparilla ( I'm Not tired of Winning)
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To: 11th_VA

“My children are crying, but we know there’s nothing more we can do.”

Yes, there is something more you can do. GTFO and go back to Spain!


57 posted on 01/24/2017 5:21:36 PM PST by Newtoidaho (Proud member of Trump's army of online trolls.)
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To: Flavious_Maximus

I thought the father was probably also an illegal alien, deport them all.


58 posted on 01/24/2017 5:22:20 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: 11th_VA
Wendy, would ju geeve me stinking badges photo: stinking badges stinkingbadges.jpg a bath before ju go-go?
59 posted on 01/24/2017 5:23:32 PM PST by tumblindice (America's founding fathers, all armed conservatives)
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To: dp0622

They could be president!


60 posted on 01/24/2017 5:23:33 PM PST by ichabod1 (Make America Normal Again)
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