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[theweaselking]

Call the cops because your boyfriend is beating the shit out of you? Get deported.

There's versions of this story floating around that say she is an illegal immigrant, and versions that say she's legal but her visa was revoked for being arrested and "associating with known criminals" like the guy she called the cops on. Anyone got a link with an actual answer either way?

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[missysedai.livejournal.com]

The good news: Her deportation has been suspended (http://www.efeamerica.com/309_hispanic-world/1125061_deportation-suspended-of-latino-woman-detained-after-call-to-911.html).

The bad news: It's really unclear whether she is legally here. To complicate matters, ICE CAN revoke visas for being arrested on felony charges, even if the charges are dropped. Ditto for associating with known criminals - for instance, if she knew her boyfriend had a criminal record, she could be immediately deported. They tell you this when you apply for a visa here. (Point of fact, they told me the same thing when I applied for my residence visa in Germany - take up with criminals, we'll ship your ass back home as fast as we can manage.)

That the deportation proceedings have been suspended tells me that something else is going on that has not been reported.

[theweaselking.livejournal.com]

That the deportation proceedings have been suspended tells me that something else is going on that has not been reported.

The kind of nasty-ass publicity that you get when the ACLU sues you for deporting someone for calling the cops could, I think, explain the halting of deportation.

[missysedai.livejournal.com]

If I had to guess - and it is just guessing, albeit somewhat educated - I would assume that the arrest was found to be improperly carried out.

I also suspect that this is going to disappear from the news cycle very quickly. I hear the LAPD has really huge, lumpy rugs.

[wiseacre.livejournal.com]

Fucking cops! Who the fuck do the think they are, enforcing ALL the laws?

Having spent years living on visas in foreign countries, I made sure I didn't break the law, however ridiculous I thought it might be. Having spent years and a pile of money getting my wife into the country legally, I'm not overly sympathetic to illegal immigration.

[theweaselking.livejournal.com]

And yet, we STILL don't know if she is illegal or not, or if she knew the boyfriend had a record before he punched her. All we know is that she called the cops because a crime was being committed against her, and she was told she would be deported for it.

Who pissed in your cheerios lately, again?

[wiseacre.livejournal.com]

According to ABC, where they probably still engage is such old-media quaintness as fact-checking, she is illegal, as is the boyfriend.

The report you linked too certainly suggets, by omission that she is illegal as well. It repeatedly refers to her as an "immigrant" but never once mentions her status. One would expect that if she were legal, that would be a huge point in the story. That they so carefully avoid it, raises suspicion. Now, if they are trying to deport someone who has legal status, that's a different story.

Who pissed in your cheerios lately, again?

I assume you're referring to my proclivity for calling "bullshit" when I see bullshit. That's just my natural disposition, thank goodness. I wouldn't have it any other way.

If it will make you feel better, if I see something I agree with, maybe I'll comment on that.

[snakey.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately this shit happens all the time. :(

(Also, the people using "illegal" to refer to a human being in this thread? Gross.)