{"id":225,"date":"2006-12-06T20:41:01","date_gmt":"2006-12-06T20:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/166.62.41.2\/~holaamericanews\/2006\/12\/06\/17-immigrants-deported-many-more-affected\/"},"modified":"2022-07-16T10:56:46","modified_gmt":"2022-07-16T15:56:46","slug":"17-immigrants-deported-many-more-affected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/es\/17-immigrants-deported-many-more-affected\/","title":{"rendered":"17 immigrants deported, many more affected"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Latino community has been somewhat unsettled the past few weeks. After a series of recent arrests by the ICE (Immigration & Customs Enforcement) Federal agents that resulted in the deportation of 17 immigrants, regardless of their legal status, leaving many Quad City families without their sole bread winner.\"deportacion\"<\/a><\/div>\n

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It was reported that the arrests happened in Rock Island County on Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 13 and 14. A total of 17 people were arrested including 14 Hispanic men, 2 Hispanic women, and a French national. Several of the immigrants arrested were permanent U.S. residents but under U.S. law they risk losing their legal status. The charges varied from serious convictions like unlawful delivery of a controlled substance to DUI\u2019s. The Latino community is divided on the issue on whether those with a criminal background should be subject to deportation. After speaking with legislators, Casa Guanajuato President Bob Imler says that the public needs to be educated. \u201cWe can anticipate more of these (deportations) actions. More are likely to occur and this is targeted at individuals who have had a crime like DUI\u2019s or what have you.\u201d
\nSpanish radio disk jockey Luis Lara, is an immigrant who has lived in the United States roughly 30 years and believes that the law is the law. \u201cI\u2019ve met many different people. Some come to take advantage of the system. They are undesirable. We don\u2019t need them here,\u201d Lara said.\u00a0 \u201cAs they say when we jump the puddle [cross the river], we come to better ourselves economically. If I lose a friend, I\u2019ll feel bad but it\u2019s the way it goes.\u201d
\nLara feels as though sometimes these individuals give law abiding immigrant Latinos a bad rap, making all of them look bad.
\nSome people question whether it\u2019s a form double jeopardy. Is it fair to be punished again for a crime you have already been punished for? On Nov. 19 community leaders organized an informational meeting on immigrant rights at the St. Mary\u2019s Catholic Church gym in Moline.\u00a0 A lawyer from the Illinois Coalitions for Immigrant and Refugee Rights talked to a group of about 150 people about immigration laws. On Jan. 6 Casa Guanajuato, 133 4th Ave. Moline, will host a follow up meeting open to the public. For more details keep reading Hola America and visit www.hola-america.com.
\nCommunity advocate Stella Schneekloth is a volunteer at Casa Guanajuato and works with some people who are directly affected. \u201cThe people that I know are not a threat to the individual or society here. They are no different than any other individuals who break the law, pay the price and then forgotten. We are punishing them twice,\u201d Schneekloth said.
\nOthers question whether Latino immigrants are being singled out. Black Hawk College student Fabi Nache believes just that. \u201cThat\u2019s stupid, it\u2019s based on the race you have. It\u2019s moving away from being legal and not legal. It has to be based on race,\u201d Nache said.
\nSchneekloth recommends people to be informed about the many changing immigration laws. \u201cThe law has a right to be enforced at any given time. Just because you are a permanent resident does not give you a free pass. We\u2019re living in a time that we need to tell people they\u2019re not like anybody else, they are being held to higher standards.\u201d Schneekloth said.
\nCasa Guanajuato President Bob Imler, gives some advice on pleading guilty to a DUI or any other crime because the lawyer recommends it, \u201cBe advised that a court appointed lawyer does not know your legal status unless it\u2019s specified,\u201d Imler said.\u00a0 He says that the deportation of some resulted from this lack of communication between them and their court appointed lawyers that didn\u2019t know the legal status of the defendant.<\/div>\n
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