Herta's Deportation Postponed!

categories: Advocacy and Activism, DREAM Act, Immigration Reform

Published August 19, 2009 @ 06:18PM PT

Thank you to all of you who participated in the effort to stop honors student Herta Llusho's deportation--today she was issued an order of supervision and given until November 9 to report back to her local DHS office with her mother. This is great news!! Herta and her family have succeeded in getting half of what Herta needs from DHS.

But an order of supervision is not a great position to be in. At any moment, DHS could revoke the order and detain Herta and her mother. Please ask DHS to grant Herta deferred action on her case so that she and her family can breathe again and so that her senseless deportation does not go forward before the DREAM Act is even voted on.

If those who oppose the DREAM Act on its merits, not as a matter of strategy (I'm talking about people who think the 1965 Act was a terrible mistake and Chinese Exclusion was a great idea), are eager to see Herta deported and all the other Dreamers deported, then I have a solution. Why not call the DREAM Act for an up or down vote? Let the democratic process work as intended.

For those who support the DREAM Act but believe it should wait as a matter of strategy, I ask you to lay out that strategy. Some of us think the DREAM Act has a good shot at passing. Why not move it forward in the legislative calendar?

I ask this question not necessarily with a specific answer in mind. Is there a valid reason for not voting on DREAM when it already has enough support to pass? Is comprehensive reform really doomed to failure if the DREAM Act passes first? If you think so, then let's talk about it, let's have this conversation out in the open instead of through back channels and behind closed doors. We call on the government to be more transparent all the time. I think it's time to be a little more transparent ourselves and open this discussion up.

In the meantime, congratulations to Herta, her mother, her amazing brother Lirjon, and to everyone who helped in her incredible and inspiring campaign.

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Congratulations Herta-let's hope this leads to a very positive outcome for you and your Family. Our very best to you!

Posted by 'MAXIMILLIAN' F O GUTIERREZ on 08/19/2009 @ 07:25PM PT
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I am thrilled to see what a collaborative effort can accomplish. Best of luck to Herta and her family. This is a gift that many would like to be granted, so the fight has just begun!

Things like this make me proud to be an American in this shifting sand of immigration chaos. It is good to know that there is justice for those that are good people and that many voices can make a change.

Congratulations, Dave for all of your hard work in getting her story circulated, and to all that put in the effort to help her.

Posted by Rhonda Quinteros on 08/20/2009 @ 12:24AM PT
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Yes, we must acknowledge Dave Bennion for his hard work and effort on this and many other cases that impact the lives of so many...I wholeheartedly agree with you Rhonda...Again, our very best to Herta Llusho, her Family and Dave Bennion...

Posted by 'MAXIMILLIAN' F O GUTIERREZ on 08/21/2009 @ 04:15AM PT
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Welcome to the immigration debate Rhonda and Max!

www.steinforgovernor.com

Posted by Gary Stein on 08/21/2009 @ 04:58PM PT
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I agree, I'd love to see the "dream act" and a lot of other things put on a binding ballot!

Let the America People decide!

Posted by Thomas Porter on 09/14/2009 @ 11:17PM PT
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