A 15-year-old Georgia Girl’s Nightmare

Lidiane Carmo woke up in a Florida hospital bed with IVs in her frail arm and did not remember how or why she got there. Shortly after, Carmo learned that she was the only survivor of a tragic car accident that claimed the lives of several other passengers, including both of her parents and only sister.  She was returning home from a three-day church-related conference in Florida when her vehicle (a church van) was impacted in a multiple-car collision that was caused by a thick fog of smoke.

The devastating news was accompanied with a surprising discovery: she is undocumented and therefore not a legal citizen of the United States. Earlier this week, it was reported by many news outlets that she was at risk of being deported back to Brazil after being released from the Florida hospital. Brazil is a place that Carmo has not been to for more than 12 years.

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Missing Dallas Teen Mistakenly Deported to Colombia

Dallas teen Jakadrien had been missing since 2010 when her grandmother, Lorene Turner, found her on Facebook. According to Dallas News 8,  Lorene then contacted the Dallas Police who located her granddaughter – in Colombia.

Jakadrien had been mistakenly deported to Colombia in April of 2011, by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

How does this happen?

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April

New Obama Policy to Reduce Deportation of Young Immigrants

An announcement was made by the Obama administration on August 18th of a suspension of deportation proceedings regarding illegal immigrants who pose no threat to public safety. This new policy would assist people who entered the United States as young children, with their parents or guardians. This policy has been implemented on the basis that children should not have to serve repercussions or consequences due to the decisions that their parents made.

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April

[VIDEO] Immortal Technique Talks Politics

Voto Latino caught up with the rapper at South by Southwest. Here’s what he had to say about voting, the DREAM Act and immigration policy.

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The Editor

The DREAM Lives On

The Dream Act is a piece of legislation that was proposed this year and despite its failure to be approved, its supporters will not accept NO for the answer.

According to the Huffington Post:

A letter signed by 22 Senate Democrats asks President Barack Obama to use his executive authority to prevent deportation of young people who would have benefited from the DREAM Act, a bill thatfailed in the upper chamber last year. The legislation would have allowed undocumented immigrants who entered the U.S. as children to stay, provided they kept a clean record and either enrolled in college or joined the military.

Find out how these politicians are trying to stop deporting undocumented students…

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