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Timing Eva, timing. The INS was waiting for her when she showed up. They got there BEFORE the director had met her.

[Eva]

No, I think it sounds as though she stopped at the Mission to see her son first, because she left all her baggage at the LightHouse Mission, then went over to the women's shelter.

I don't know if you read the post that I made regarding the fact that the new Chief of Police in Bellingham made a statement that fall (about the same time as the mayor of Portland), saying that he would not waste his time or resources chasing down illegal immigrants bogus student visas. I wonder if this is the case that prompted him to make that statement.