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Posts tagged "ICE"

Interview with Rigo Padilla

Rigo Padilla was riding the Pink Line train when he got a phone call from his lawyer that immigration officials would allow him to stay in the United States. “I was hopeful this would happen. I tried to remain positive and just focus on school,” said Padilla shortly after he got the good news from... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
December 10, 2009 at 5:09 pm
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Rigo Padilla granted stay of deportation

Rigo Padilla was granted a one-year deferment of deportation. More details to come after ICIRR press conference... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
December 10, 2009 at 12:49 pm
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Rigo Padilla's lawyer meeting with immigration officials today

There may be some new developments today in the case of Rigo Padilla. Padilla’s lawyer is meeting this morning at the downtown Chicago offices of ICE, Immigration Customs and Enforcement. “We hope that what we end up with is a celebration,” Joshua Hoyt, executive director of the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, said... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
December 10, 2009 at 11:41 am
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Rigo Padilla could be deported in one week

In one week, Rigo Padilla could be deported back to Mexico. There are only a few ways it can be stopped. Immigration Customs and Enforcement can show mercy and give him a stay of deportation. Congress could pass a private bill to stop the deportation of this local young man. U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) ... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
December 9, 2009 at 2:33 pm
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Labor Day march for immigration reform

On this Labor Day, think about who carved up the beef you are grilling or who picked the fresh vegetables you are tossing in your salad. It’s likely that work was done by people who work in the shadows – undocumented workers. Labor Day also is also a day to remind our political leaders that... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
September 5, 2009 at 12:10 pm
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