McAuliffe pardons Salvadoran mother for driving offense in hopes of stopping deportation
Gov. Terry McAuliffe granted a pardon Wednesday to an immigrant mother facing possible deportation by federal immigration authorities after being convicted of driving without a license, an unusual intervention by the governor that underscores Democratic resistance to new enforcement policies under President Donald Trump.
Immigrant-rights groups had been asking Virginia officials to help Liliana Cruz Mendez, 30, who left her native El Salvador in 2006 and lives in Falls Church with her two U.S.-born children, ages 4 and 10. Cruz Mendez was convicted of the driving offense in 2013 after she was pulled over for a broken taillight, according to CASA, a Maryland-based immigrant-rights group that has drawn attention to the case.
Cruz Mendez had received two deportation stays allowing her to remain in the country, but she was detained again Thursday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement during a “regularly scheduled check-in.”
She could have gotten a license in VA but didn't bother. She is married, but obviously not to an American citizen or she would be using that to stay in the country. The kids were born after she illegally entered the country. KICK HER OUT. If she is stupid enough to take the kids with her, then they have my pity.
You simply can't be in a another country anywhere in the world illegally! The VA Gov. can't leave office too soon.
ReplyDeleteNow charge him with a crime, Malfeasance, or something, and have his ass impeached!
ReplyDeleteHere's where term limits would kick in - he's only doing this to get reelected - this is only for theater!
ReplyDeleteShe could have gotten a license in VA but didn't bother. She is married, but obviously not to an American citizen or she would be using that to stay in the country. The kids were born after she illegally entered the country. KICK HER OUT. If she is stupid enough to take the kids with her, then they have my pity.
ReplyDeleteSend her and the POS Governor both back to El Salvador.
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