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Pakistani Man Given Time Served
Newsday ^ | 2/22/02

Posted on 02/22/2002 12:26:09 PM PST by areafiftyone

Edited on 09/03/2002 4:50:00 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

DENVER -- A 23-year-old Pakistani citizen who has been detained by immigration authorities since shortly after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks was sentenced Friday to time served.

Armoghan Absar Rizvi pleaded guilty to falsely claiming U.S. citizenship on a job application. His attorney said he is likely to be deported next week.

Rizvi was a senior at Regis University before he was arrested and detained.

Rizvi's brother, Arsalan Absar Rizvi, 27, pleaded guilty earlier this month to a federal charge of illegal ownership of a rifle. He also was sentenced to time served and ordered deported.


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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Colorado
KEYWORDS: rizvi

1 posted on 02/22/2002 12:26:09 PM PST by areafiftyone
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To: areafiftyone
Two down, 12 million to go.
2 posted on 02/22/2002 12:34:48 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants
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To: areafiftyone
Interesting: Regis is a Catholic university.
3 posted on 02/22/2002 12:40:14 PM PST by DallasDeb
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To: areafiftyone
Rizvi was a senior at Regis University before he was arrested and detained.

Never would have happened if Father Krieger was still alive. There will probably be some goofy Jesuits at 50th and Lowell who will express profound disappointment at the deportation.

4 posted on 02/22/2002 12:45:58 PM PST by SMEDLEYBUTLER
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To: DallasDeb
Cash is cash.
5 posted on 02/22/2002 1:01:15 PM PST by rebdov
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To: DallasDeb
Money. Part of the education-immigration industrial complex.
6 posted on 02/22/2002 1:01:22 PM PST by Shermy
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To: DallasDeb
There is no shortage of muslim students at any accredited university, be it religious or public.
8 posted on 05/17/2002 2:37:03 AM PDT by piasa
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