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CA: Deportations are halted for 3 Bay Area men
SJ Mercury News ^ | 1/25/03 | Jessie Mangaliman

Posted on 01/25/2003 9:06:16 AM PST by NormsRevenge

Edited on 04/13/2004 3:30:11 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Immigration officials will stop trying to deport three Bay Area high-tech workers who were arrested and jailed in December after they showed up three days late to register under a new anti-terrorism program for foreign visitors.

The three men, who had valid visas, were arrested at the San Jose INS office in December and shipped out on a 30-hour, six-stop flight before authorities finally found a place to imprison them in San Diego. After six days in custody, the men were released in San Jose on Christmas Eve.


(Excerpt) Read more at bayarea.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; US: California
KEYWORDS: bayarea; deportations; halted

1 posted on 01/25/2003 9:06:16 AM PST by NormsRevenge
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To: NormsRevenge
Civil libertarians have criticized the program as a form of racial profiling because it singles out visitors from mostly Muslim countries.

Love those liberals.

One could only conclude that ownership of a Cadillac is also a form of racial profiling.

2 posted on 01/25/2003 9:15:28 AM PST by Amerigomag
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To: madfly
ping

This judge in SF naturally shows he doesn't care about OUR security! Grrr!
3 posted on 01/25/2003 10:25:23 AM PST by I_Love_My_Husband
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To: NormsRevenge
So they violate the law AND get to keep jobs from American citizens. Wonderful.
4 posted on 01/25/2003 11:14:28 AM PST by evolved_rage (Kill a commie for mommie)
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