Thread: Healthcare workers rally to halt Oakland nurse’s deportation

But Feinstein, D-Calif., told Mendoza-Sanchez, as she stood surrounded by loved ones, that immigration authorities had denied the request for a stay for her and her husband, who have lived in the U.S. for more than two decades but do not have legal status.

Good. I figured their time had run out.

"They will start a new life while leaving behind daughters, ages 16, 21 and 23. The plan is for the older girls to raise the youngest, seeing her through two more years of high school."

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And who is paying for the 16 year old? US taxpayers?

The 21 or 23 year old will have to be "legal guardians"...what benefits are they applying for and milking the system on this?

The illegal parents are the GUARDIANS and CUSTODIANS of their minor 16 year old...deport her too! I do not want to pay for her to stay!!!

ICE officials had indicated they “couldn’t make an exception for her. If they did, they would have to make an exception for other people, too.” Good riddance! Now they can move on to the next million!

Oakland Couple Facing Deportation Returns To Mexico

A decision to deport them was made during the Obama administration. Appeals ran out this week. 3 daughters born here remain in the US.
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By California Patch (Patch Staff) - Updated August 17, 2017 10:46 pm ET

BAY AREA — An Oakland couple and one of their four children were forced to deport themselves Wednesday evening, leaving the country on a flight to Mexico from San Francisco International Airport, according to a spokesman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Maria and Eusebio Sanchez arrived here in the U.S. in 1992 and 1989, respectively. They bought a home and raised a family. Maria pursued a career in nursing, and worked for Highland Hospital. Eusebio worked as a truck driver.

"I can't think of anyone who had more to offer to the U.S. than these people," Carl Shuster, their immigration attorney, said. "It's very sad," Shuster said.

"We're not judging people on their merits," Shuster said. "We're just judging people on their ... races - typecasting people as criminals and rapists."

A court order for him to leave the country was finalized in 2013, according to ICE. One-year stays of removal were issued on two separate occasions, and a 90-day stay of removal was issued in May. It expired this week.

The government's position on their case, which has been passing through the immigration court system for more than a decade, is that neither Maria nor Eusebio have legal standing to remain in the U.S.

"While ICE continues to prioritize its enforcement resources to focus on individuals who pose a threat to national security, public safety and border security, the agency's Acting Director has made it clear that ICE will not exempt classes or categories of removable aliens from potential enforcement," ICE spokesman James Schwab said in a statement.

"All of those in violation of our nation's immigration laws may be subject to arrest, detention and, if found removable by the immigration courts, as this couple was, removal from the United States," Schwab said.

Three of their four children are citizens, however, according to their attorney Carl Shusterman. Their daughters, ages 23, 21 and 16, will continue to live in the family home. They've saved up enough money for two years of mortgage payments, according to their attorney.

In the lead-up to their departure, the couple attempted to rally support for their cause with the media - an effort which caught the attention of U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein. "This is a travesty, plain and simple, and evidence that Donald Trump's immigration policy is nothing more than a hateful deportation program
targeting law-abiding families," Feinstein said in a statement.

"It's shameful and stands against the very ideals upon which this country was founded."

"I'll continue to do everything I can to fight for the Sanchez family and all families across the country who have been so callously targeted," Feinstein said. "This is a disgraceful day for America."

U.S. Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-Oakland) said, "I am saddened beyond words by this decision, but my commitment to protecting our immigrant community remains unshaken."

She's scheduled a community forum to discuss immigration reform and the Trump administration's enforcement and deportation policies at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the International Community School Gymnasium at 2825 International Blvd., Oakland.

https://patch.com/california/castrov...returns-mexico

FINE THE EMPLOYER!

Stop aiding and abetting ILLEGAL aliens.

Fire them all and make them self deport.

Originally Posted by MW

How did this happen? I thought they had already exhausted all possibility of legal remedy and had been given a specific deadline for deportation. I know you can get a stay if you're in the appeals process, but I thought they had already been through all of that. ICE should have had taken the couple into custody and deported them on the date they were ordered deported.

I agree agree with you MW....., this is exactly why our immigration courts have a 5 year back log.

This is needs to stop.

"Three of their four children are citizens, however, according to their attorney Carl Shusterman. Their daughters, ages 23, 21 and 16, will continue to live in the family home. They've saved up enough money for two years of mortgage payments, according to their attorney."

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So the taxpayers foot the bill for the THREE anchor babies...they paid nothing.

The hospital EMPLOYED an illegal alien and a NURSE on top of that! Hospital should be be fined and find out how many other illegal aliens are employed at this hospital.

They saved enough money for two years mortgage payments while ripping off the US taxpayers for their anchor baby benefits they received.

And WHY is the bank giving LOANS to illegal aliens? This must stop!

3 anchor babies? Congress, if you don't get off your do-nothing butts and put an end to this sham, you all deserve the boot and a huge kick to the curb.