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ICE insists on deporting Illinois parent 1 Week before DAPA SCOTUS hearing

Screen Shot 2016-03-21 at 10.16.38 AMNoe is a resident of Aurora, Illinois, proud father of his 4-year old US citizen daughter. If the President’s Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA) were to be implemented, he would qualify for relief from deportation and a work permit.

But exactly one week before the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments about DAPA, Noe is supposed to bring his plane ticket to self deport to Mexico or risk being taken into custody at the ICE office. 

Noe was first placed in deportation proceedings three years ago, when he made a right turn during a red light and was pulled over by police. Because he had been deported in the past, his information was shared with immigration agents through the now defunct Secure Communities program. ICE then raided his home and put him in detention for over 13 months. Noe was released in December 2014 thanks to the advocacy of the community. One year later, even though he has been consistently attending his immigration check-in and has been an exemplary father and community member, he is being told he should self-deport.

Noe first came to the United States at the age of 7 to get away from violence at the border, where he lived. He was deported in the past, but remained firm in his goal of achieving a better life and supporting his father, who has a severe heart problems. He eventually made a life in Aurora, Illinois, where he has lived for the last 5 yearsHe is helping raise his 4-year old daughter, who is a U.S. citizen.

While Noe was detained, ICE first argued that he had a criminal record, which turned out to be a traffic ticket and a charge for possession of alcohol when he was a minor, neither of which mark him as “priority” to be deported. ICE has also used the times he has been deported in the past as a reason to keep him detained, however, because the DHS prosecutorial discretion guidelines are clear that deportations before January 1, 2014, are not priority for enforcement, these should not make him a priority either.

Noe’s deportation officer has erroneously told him that he is “priority” for enforcement, even though he clearly does not fit the DHS guidelines. After several inquiries, the Chicago ICE Field Office has remained silent on the case, and the behavior of their officers, and has denied Noe a request to stay.

UPDATE: Thank you for all your support. On Tuesday April 12, 2015 Noe was granted a one year stay of removal. 

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To: Ricardo Wong, Director
Chicago Field Office
Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Sylvia Bonaccorsi-Manno, Assistant Director
Chicago Field Office
Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Dear Director Wong and Assistant Director Bonaccorsi-Manno,

I am writing in support of the request form Mr. Noe Adan Carlos Herrera, A 088 772 137,  to stay his deportation and with great concern regarding the behavior of one of your officers in the handling of his case. I write with urgency as even though Mr. Carlos Herrera is not priority for removal, and he would qualify for the President’s Deferred Action for Parental Accountability (DAPA), Mr. Carlos Herrera he has been told that he should be ready to self deport at his next immigration check-in, on April 12, 2016.

Mr. Carlos Herrera first came to the United States at the age of 7 to get away from violence at the border, where he lived. He was deported in the past times, but remained firm in his goal of achieving a better life and supporting his father, who has a severe heart problems. He eventually made a life in Aurora, Illinois, where he has lived for 5 years. He is helping raise his 4-year old daughter, who is a U.S. citizen. His daughter would be devastated if Mr. Carlos Herrera were to be deported, especially after he was in detention for almost a year.

Neither his deportation nor his record as a minor make him a priority for deportation. Mr. Carlos Herrera has a a traffic ticket and a charge for possession of alcohol when he was a minor. Although he has been deported in the past, he should not be considered priority for deportation.

I urge your office to take into consideration Mr. Carlos Herrera’s good behavior, his value to his community, and the suffering of his daughter and use prosecutorial discretion to stop Mr. Carlos Herrera’s deportation and grant his request for a stay of removal.

Thank you,

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