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Friday, September 04, 2015

Federal Court: Illegal Immigrant And Convicted Felon Can’t Be Deported Because He’s Transgender

A federal appeals court has ruled that an illegal immigrant and convicted felon can’t be deported back to Mexico because he identifies as a transgender woman, which leaves him vulnerable to torture back in his home country.

Edin Carey Avendano-Hernandez was born male in Mexico, and claims to have been raped by his brothers and suffered other torments. In 2000, he illegally entered the U.S. and took up residence in Fresno, California. Avendano-Hernandez also started taking female hormones and began living openly as a woman in 2005. In 2006, he committed two separate drunk driving offenses, the second of which injured two people and resulted in a felony conviction. After serving a year in jail, he was deported back to Mexico in 2007.

Back in Mexico, Avendano-Hernandez claims to have been subjected to more harassment from family and neighbors and to have been raped by members of the Mexican army. He illegally entered the U.S. again and, after being arrested, petitioned for sanctuary in the U.S. under the U.N. Convention Against Torture (CAT), arguing that deporting him would violate the CAT because he would more likely than not experience torture at the hands of Mexican authorities. 

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7 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'm 32 but I identify more with 65 year olds. Perhaps I should cash in my social security and medicare claims. Let's see how deep this can go.

Brian Dayton said...

Awww. Poor illegal freak show. Send it back! Another stupid, liberal judge.

Anonymous said...

You've got to be kidding, really, this is what our country (USA) is coming too? TRUMP

Anonymous said...

This justice department is something else. What they are doing is illegal and no one says anything. WTF

Anonymous said...

In a sane society, this would be all the more reason to send it back.

Anonymous said...

Would someone please post this individual's problem on ebay?Maybe someone there may care.

Anonymous said...

No doubt our taxes paid for his female hormones. And we'll end up paying for his "snip and tuck" surgery as well.