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Activist to be deported after going to Mexico for funeral

Agencia EFEJune 10, 2013 17:38
Denver, Jun 10 (EFE).- An undocumented Colorado activist will be deported to Mexico after attending her mother's funeral there and then attempting to return to the United States, according to the community organization Rights for All People. Jeanette Vizguerra Ramirez, ex-director of the organization, is being held in El Paso, Texas, awaiting deportation. Vizguerra gained attention in 2011 when hundreds of religious and pro-immigrant leaders marched through the streets of Denver asking federal authorities to intervene and stop her deportation.

Future top Mountie Paulson declared security certificate process 'off the rails'

The Canadian PressJune 2, 2013 15:32
OTTAWA - On his way to becoming Canada's top cop, Bob Paulson told internal reviewers the national security certificate process for detaining suspected terrorists was "completely off the rails," newly released documents show. In an interview with an auditor examining the controversial program, Paulson, now RCMP commissioner, expressed concerns about excessive state secrecy in certificate proceedings. The national security certificate is a seldom-used tool for removing non-citizens suspected of terrorism or espionage from Canada.

Labor, activists call on Obama to halt deportations

Agencia EFEMay 13, 2013 17:00
Washington, May 13 (EFE).- Organized labor and activist groups asked President Barack Obama on Monday that he halt deportations of undocumented immigrants who would be eligible for legalization under bills pending in Congress. "The deportations must stop, and they must stop right now," Ana Avendaño, spokeswoman on immigration topics for the AFL-CIO, said in a teleconference.

Immigration minister to look at deportation issue in wake of terror arrest

The Canadian PressApril 29, 2013 16:02
OTTAWA - Canada's immigration policy is being reviewed following revelations that one of the men charged in an alleged plot to attack a Via Rail train was ordered deported years ago — but was never removed because he is a stateless Palestinian. The federal immigration minister said Friday he wants to know what can be done when Canada wants to deport someone who has no home country. "(I) am having a briefing with officials to see if there was any way to work to still remove someone like this who allegedly is stateless," Jason Kenney said.

Immigrant in N. Carolina wins reprieve from deportation

Agencia EFEApril 22, 2013 15:01
Charlotte, North Carolina, Apr 22 (EFE).- U.S. immigration authorities lifted a deportation order against Eduardo Mireles, an undocumented Mexican immigrant who coaches youth soccer teams in North Carolina. Vincent Picard, a spokesman for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, confirmed Monday to Efe that the agency decided to reopen the case and administratively close the voluntary deportation that a judge signed last December after an "exhaustive review."

Little girl pleads with Immigration not to deport grandpa

April 9, 2013 18:53
Charlotte, North Carolina, Apr 9 (EFE).- The Mexican Eduardo Mireles, a youth soccer coach in North Carolina, is running out of time to avoid deportation, while his granddaughter pleads with immigration authorities not to deport her grandpa. "I don't want them to take him away from me, he's very good, he has been with me since I was born, he's company for me and I love him very much. Please, help me keep him with us," Sharytin Hernandez, 8, said tearfully.

U.S. deports Mexican-born war veterans for minor crimes

April 8, 2013 15:31
Mexico City, Apr 8 (EFE).- About 1,000 Mexican nationals who served with the U.S. Armed Forces in Iraq and Vietnam have been deported to Mexico over the past few years for committing minor crimes, the daily Excelsior reported Monday. "In Tijuana (just across the border from San Diego, California) the presence of war veterans is growing, people trained in handling weapons and who oftentimes own several, which represents a risk," said the Mexican paper after noting that the situation recently sparked a protest at Playas de Rosarito.

URGENT ¥¥¥ British government loses Abu Qatada deportation appeal

March 27, 2013 08:00
The British government on Wednesday lost an appeal against a court decision to block the deportation of radical cleric Abu Qatada to Jordan, but said it would not give up its fight to remove him. "This is not the end of the road. Government remains determined to deport Abu Qatada," the Home Office, or interior ministry, said on Twitter after the Court of Appeal dismissed its challenge. ar/gj/mfp

Pro-immigrant center rejects deportation quotas

February 26, 2013 11:24
Chicago, Feb 15 (EFE).- Heartland Alliance's National Immigrant Justice Center rejected Friday practices attributed to immigration authorities to increase the number of deportees. The Chicago-based NIJC reacted to a story in USA Today citing internal memos and e-mails of Immigration and Customs Enforcement showing that agents were pressured into boosting their quotas of detentions and deportations.

U.S. returns kids to deported Mexican father's custody

February 26, 2013 11:19
Sparta, North Carolina, Feb 19 (EFE).- A North Carolina judge decided Tuesday to return custody of three children to Mexican citizen Felipe Bautista Montes after a two-year legal battle that included his deportation and subsequent return to this country, along with lengthy court proceedings. "I feel exhausted," Montes told Efe upon emerging from the Alleghany County courthouse in Sparta. "Now I'm going to throw myself into getting my family ahead in Mexico. It was a long process, but I did it."
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