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He said his bill would specifically assist parents of servicemembers who are in the same circumstance as the Flores family. It reminds our nation that immigrants of this country, in particularl those who volunteer to serve in our United States military to protect our freedoms, our Constitution and our democracy, shouldn t have to have the added stress for those who have parents who are undocumented, to be fearful that their parents are going to be deported, as Juana Flores was. What a contradiction and a hypocrisy.
Councilwoman Harmon brought her daughter, Mara, to the stage with her to speak.
By MATT FOUNTAIN | The Tribune | Published: January 27, 2021 SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (Tribune News Service) A family whose matriarch was deported to Mexico during the Trump Administration joined Central Coast Congressman Salud Carbajal Tuesday for an emotional news conference announcing a bill to grant residency to parents of U.S. service members. Promoting his bill introduced Monday, called the Protect Patriot Parents Act, Carbajal on Tuesday said in a Zoom conference that the parents of U.S. citizens who honorably serve their country should be granted permanent residency. The lawmaker had previously introduced the bill in 2019, but was unsuccessful. He said that the new Biden Administration and a Democratic-controlled Congress gives him confidence that the new bill which includes a welcome home clause that would grant temporary residency to immigrants during case proceedings will receive majority support.
U.S. service member s mother was deported. Salud Carbajal offers bill to prevent that Matt Fountain, The Tribune (San Luis Obispo, Calif.)
Jan. 26 A family whose matriarch was deported to Mexico during the Trump Administration joined Central Coast Congressman Salud Carbajal Tuesday for an emotional news conference announcing a bill to grant residency to parents of U.S. service members.
Promoting his bill introduced Monday, called the Protect Patriot Parents Act, Carbajal on Tuesday said in a Zoom conference that the parents of U.S. citizens who honorably serve their country should be granted permanent residency.
The lawmaker had previously introduced the bill in 2019, but was unsuccessful. He said that the new Biden Administration and a Democratic-controlled Congress gives him confidence that the new bill which includes a welcome home clause that would grant temporary residency to immigrants during case proceedings will receive majority support.
Family of undocumented Goleta woman asking Pres. Trump to grant her clemency
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A Goleta family is looking for help from President Trump to get their grandmother back in the United States.
Juana Flores is the mother of 10 children and was in the country illegally for 30 years before voluntarily leaving the U.S. once U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) denied her request for stay of removal in 2019.
Flores did not appear on ICEâs radar until she visited her sick mother in Mexico and then returned to the U.S., according to her attorney.