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November 6, 2005 latimes.com

Deportation to Nowhere
The L.A. area is home to about 2,000 immigrants who have been ordered to leave the U.S. but remain because no other nation will recognize them.

By Anna Gorman, Times Staff Writer

Months after being ordered deported, Karen Vanian walked out of an immigration detention facility in San Pedro and headed to his family's house in Tujunga.

"Freedom," he said, holding a plastic bag of his belongings. "I just can't stop smiling."

In October, immigration authorities released Vanian â€â€