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11. He's not alone: "... woman deported after 30 years in U.S."

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 01:26 PM

Jan 2018

“Emotional goodbye at Michigan airport as woman deported after 30 years in U.S.”

After 30 years in the U.S., where she raised three children, worked and paid taxes in Sterling Heights, Zahrija Purovic, 50, was put on a plane and sent to Montenegro on Thursday.

Despite no criminal record and a pending motion for a stay of removal in federal appeals court, immigration authorities ordered her to pack her belongings, purchase a plane ticket and appear at Detroit Metro Airport.

Upon arriving with family members and friends around 4 p.m. Thursday, two ICE agents told Purovic that she had not been granted a stay, and escorted her to her flight.

During an emotional goodbye, a friend of 16 years collapsed to the floor while hugging Purovic. After regaining consciousness, the woman asked the ICE agents if they could say one last goodbye.

"No," the agent said, and escorted Purovic to her gate.

Read more at:
http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2017/11/nonsensical_deportation_will_c.html

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After years living in the U.S. for 30 years, a 39-year-old immigrant in metro Detroit was deported.. [View all] demmiblue Jan 2018 OP

All these criminals Trump says we are deporting Generic Other Jan 2018 #1

The only real criminal in this story is the guy currently occupying the Oval Office. Initech Jan 2018 #16

Heartless. Cracklin Charlie Jan 2018 #2

. blaze Jan 2018 #3

Heartbreaking-- one more thing we have to make a big, a HUGE, deal about in November... TreasonousBastard Jan 2018 #4

K & R for exposure. SunSeeker Jan 2018 #5

This is just so heartbreaking and it makes me so angry that they would do this smirkymonkey Jan 2018 #6

Trump is the one who should be deported (to Siberia). triron Jan 2018 #7

This is what happens when we have an illegitimate president that democratisphere Jan 2018 #8

One reform needed is update the Registry Date treestar Jan 2018 #9

Please post a link to this story left-of-center2012 Jan 2018 #10

There is no article... it is from Niraj Warikoo's Twitter feed. demmiblue Jan 2018 #12

Here: demmiblue Jan 2018 #22

Thank you :-) left-of-center2012 Jan 2018 #23

De nada! demmiblue Jan 2018 #24

He's not alone: "... woman deported after 30 years in U.S." left-of-center2012 Jan 2018 #11

So, I'm supposed to believe this guy stole my job, is a drug dealer, robs convenience stores? lindysalsagal Jan 2018 #13

+1000 kacekwl Jan 2018 #14

"These should be televised every damn time." +1 n/t demmiblue Jan 2018 #15

The Darkside, Trump is. djacq Jan 2018 #17

El Presidente de los Estados Unidos jayschool2013 Jan 2018 #18

Yes, yes he is. An evil shithole. n/t mwooldri Jan 2018 #21

Don't ever say the two parties are the same again. They are not. mwooldri Jan 2018 #19

So what happens to this man now? leftieNanner Jan 2018 #20