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  • Student’s Arrest Tests Immigration Policy [Says She Was "Treated Like A Criminal"]

    05/14/2010 9:46:50 PM PDT · by Steelfish · 67 replies · 1,538+ views
    NYTimes ^ | May 14th 2010 | ROBBIE BROWN
    Student’s Arrest Tests Immigration Policy By ROBBIE BROWN May 14, 2010 ATLANTA — Jessica Colotl, a 21-year-old college student and illegal Mexican immigrant at the center of a contentious immigration case, surrendered to a Georgia sheriff on Friday but continued to deny wrongdoing. Ms. Colotl was arrested in March for driving without a license and could face deportation next year. On Wednesday the sheriff filed a felony charge against her for providing a false address to the police. The case has become a flash point in the national debate over whether federal immigration laws should be enforced by local and...