On Friday 29th September, the ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) decided to provide a stay of removal for Stony Brook University student, Nadia, after incessant pressure from immigrant rights groups. Nadia was brought to the United States from Bangladesh when she was one year old. Nadia is DREAM-eligible - in other words, under the provisions of the DREAM Act, she and other qualifying undocumented youth would be eligible for a 6 year long conditional path to citizenship that requires completion of a college degree or two years of military service. Up until Friday, ICE was set to deport Nadia and her mother, Nazmin. Now both can stay, at least in the short term.
However, according to Nadia’s attorney, Aygul Charles, “There is still a big chance that Nadia and her mother will be deemed deportable after the expiration of the stay of removal. Also, the stay of removal can be lifted by ICE at any moment.”
To find out about and support other young people in the same position as Nadia, go to dreamactivist.org. For more information on the DREAM Act, visit the DREAM Act Portal.
Last week ICE wanted to deport a young student from Bangladesh. Next week, it could be a young African immigrant, eligible for the DREAM Act. We are all in this together. Let's keep supporting our brothers and sisters!
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