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Well, she looked Mescan

31 July 2007

UPDATE (2 August, 12:30 A.M.) Mark Friedl in his commnet says that Ms. Rodriguez is HONDURAN, not Mexican. His comments are worth reading, but there is something fishy about posting links that if you access them give you more information, but also a disturbing message saying an email was sent Homeland Security to tell them you read the text.  The text may indeed be true, and one may be in their rights to complain to Homeland Security about this situation, but it is nobody’s business what I — or you — read.  

XicanoPwr posed the story of deportee-to-be Emelina Ramirez Bojorquez of Carrollton, Georgia, who was thrown into detention as an “illegal alien” after a domestic disturbance. Ramirez was the VICTIM of the attack. One of her young children called 9-1-1.

Ms. Rameriz is indeed illegal… her legal status was thrown into doubt when she divorced her U.S. citizen husband who had abused her. By the way, did I mention he was a cop, too?

Georgia’s Security and Immigration Compliance Act lets local coppers check immigration status — even of victims.

The officers held Ms. Ramirez because “both body language and verbal language that led me to believe they might be illegal,” in the words of one officer.

How the hell do you look illegal? She also looked (and is) pregnant..

2 Comments leave one →
  1. Mark Friedl's avatar
    Mark Friedl permalink
    1 August 2007 8:52 pm

    Emelina is from Honduras.
    This was not her second offense of being deported .
    When she came into the country via Texas, she was apprehended and instructed to return for an Immigration Hearing in a month. She had continued on to Georgia and could not afford, financially to return to Texas to appear. A order of deportation was issued. Fast forward approx. 1 year….
    She married a police officer from Carrollton, GA who, instead of obtaining an attorney and getting her legal status straightened out, held her status over her head, and was abusive towards her. He is the father of her youngest US born child. After about a year and a half of abuse, and aid from a womans shelter, she obtained a divorce from the abusive cop, and thanks to him, remains “undocumented”. Fast forward another year….
    She is attacked by 3 roommates, 2 women and one male. The police arrest her and one of the other women, and at the initial bond hearing, the judge lets the other women, who is hispanic, but speaks good english, out / off.
    Emelina was remanded into the custody of ICE because when she was fingerprinted, the old existing order of deportation came up.
    The truly sad part in all of this, is the chidren, 8 yr. old Wendy, and 3 yr. old Karla. They are the ones who are suffering the most.
    Karlas’ father has not paid child support in I don’t know how long, nor has he made any attempt to see his daughter, and now the girls are without their mother because she was attacked and had Wendy call 911 and report it.
    Yes, Emelina Ramirez Bojorquez is pregnant again, by a man that she met and truly made her happy, whole and complete for the first time since I’ve known her, but that is another story.
    Emelina and her girls don’t deserve this regardless of her Immigration Status. If her x-husband had of done the right thing, she would be legal, and what of her US Citizen daughter?
    The kids world has already been ripped apart, their hearts torn out, they just want AND NEED their mother back.

    Most of the information regarding Emelina can be found here:
    > http://www.thesqueakywheel.com/complaints/2007/JUN/complaint14800.cfm and
    > by following the links
    > at the bottom of the complaint. You may also get info from:
    > http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-deport29jul29,1,147… ,
    > http://www.atlantalatino.com/detail.php?id=7732 ,
    > http://www.cbs46.com:80/video/13560651/index.html ,
    > http://www.mundohispanico.com/locales/content/locales/articulos/0705_art

  2. Mark Friedl's avatar
    Mark Friedl permalink
    2 August 2007 9:18 pm

    US Constitution / 14th Amendment: “…nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”
    Also note that Under the new Georgia law SB 529, it requires that a person booked into jail on a felony or DUI charge be verified for lawful status in the United States. Emelina was not booked on a felony, she was booked on domestic violence. Also, Immigration and Customs Enforcement will put a hold, not to extend beyond 48-hours, on any person of interest, but Emelina was held for 2 weeks in Carrollton before ICE took custody and moved her to Alabama.

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