ICE Won't Deport 2 Of 3 Who Disrupted NC Meeting



Deportation Of Third Person Under Review

POSTED: 4:07 am EST March 2, 2012
UPDATED: 4:31 am EST March 2, 2012



RALEIGH, N.C. -- Two of the three young Hispanics who disrupted a legislative meeting on immigration by proclaiming themselves to be illegal immigrants no longer risk deportation.

A spokesman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Atlanta said Thursday that the agency won't pursue the two because their cases don't match the priorities of deporting people with criminal records and avoiding those brought to the U.S. as children.

ICE spokesman Vincent Picard says the third person has a criminal history and will require further review. He would not say which person ICE continues to investigate.

General Assembly police charged 24-year-old Uriel Alberto of Winston-Salem, 20-year-old Estephania Mijangos-Lopez of Sanford, and 21-year-old Cynthia Martinez of Broadway with misdemeanor disorderly conduct for disrupting a Wednesday immigration panel.