'Even the good hombres are not safe': Federal judge slams Trump deportations
Source: The Hill
'Even the good hombres are not safe': Federal judge slams Trump deportations
Maura Dolan
MAY 30, 2017 6:05 PM
A federal appeals court judge lamented Tuesday that he could not stop the “inhumane” deportation of a successful businessman in Hawaii whose wife and children are U.S. citizens who depend on his support.
“President Trump has claimed that his immigration policies would target the`bad hombres,’” wrote Reinhardt, a Carter appointee and one of the most liberal federal appeals court judges in the nation. “The government’s decision to remove Magana Ortiz shows that even the ‘good hombres’ are not safe.”
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Ortiz obtained a stay of deportation in 2014 so he could work toward legal status, Reinhardt said.
Ortiz’s wife, Brenda, filed the necessary legal papers more than a year ago, but action was still pending when President Trump took office. Subsequently, the stay was removed and deportation ordered.
Read more: http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-appeals-court-deport-20170530-story.html
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