Thread: Members of North Carolina church avoid deportation

Published September 18, 2012
FOX News Latino

The 22 members of a Latino church in North Carolina who came to the attention of immigration authorities while returning from a religious gathering in Texas will not be deported, the Southern Coalition for Social Justice said Tuesday.

The group, which includes five minors, learned of the reprieve last week as they were preparing to leave the country, the SCSJ said.

Members of the El Buen Pastor church in Raleigh were on their way home from an Easter observance in Texas in April 2010 when they were stopped by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

The undocumented immigrants were threatened by CBP agents in front of their children, insulted for their religious beliefs and denied access to legal counsel.

The deportation proceedings were halted thanks to the June 2011 Immigration and Customs Enforcement memorandum calling for the use of discretion to prioritize the deportations of criminals and others who pose a threat to public safety or national security, according to SCSJ attorney Elizabeth Simpson.

"This case was a long shot; we had justice on our side but not the law," she said. "We did not consider giving up for a minute, and the lives of 22 individuals have been fundamentally changed because of that. They can imagine their futures now."

The attorney believes that the pressure applied by members of the congregation was fundamental in convincing immigration authorities not to proceed with the deportations.

The faithful and their allies organized vigils, rallies and petitions for support across the country. EFE

Members of North Carolina church avoid deportation | Fox News Latino

Previous thread re this:
http://www.alipac.us/f12/judge-order...church-239367/

The undocumented immigrants were threatened by CBP agents in front of their children, insulted for their religious beliefs and denied access to legal counsel.

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The BP are trained in religious doctrines enough to drill, then 'ridicule' an illegal alien for giving the wrong religious answers? That right there should tell you that the author is full of it.

"This case was a long shot; we had justice on our side but not the law," she said. "We did not consider giving up for a minute, and the lives of 22 individuals have been fundamentally changed because of that. They can imagine their futures now."

You still do not have the law on your side, you have an edict that is an illegal action on the part of Obozo. They can continue to imagine their lives of being illegal... this did not grant them citizenship.

Flaunting the law does not endear them to most legal citizens, it just brings on a new list of demands from the invaders. Unfortunately for taxpayers we get to continue footing their bills while they continue to break the law on a daily basis.