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WFAE Data from TRAC at Syracuse University shows that most of the immigrants fighting their deportation at the Charlotte Immigration Court over the last 20 years did so without a lawyer. Updated 12:56 p.m. Este artículo también está disponible en español en La Noticia. Viviana Pineda was only 2 years old when her dad died. Without him, Pineda’s mom struggled to raise her and her older sister in her hometown in Honduras. So, her grandmother suggested they come live with her in the United States. And they did. Seven years ago, the three left Honduras and settled in Charlotte. When they arrived, she says, her mother abandoned them. ....
1:24 On his first day in the Oval Office, Pres. Joe Biden swiftly signed executive orders aimed to reverse immigration policies established by his predecessor. Some of these actions are already being felt in North Carolina, but legal experts say many of Trump s policies still impact how cases are decided and who s allowed to remain in the country. One of Pres. Biden s immigration-related directives reinstated DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. The program protects undocumented immigrants who were brought to the US as children. Former Pres. Trump had threatened to susped DACA, but his attempts were blocked in court. Biden s order also calls on Congress to enact legislation to provide permanent status and a path to citizenship for those immigrants, called “Dreamers.” ....
/ Charlotte s Immigration Court is home to many immigration cases heard in the area and has some of the highest deportation rates in the country. Kamal Dhimal lived in a refugee camp in Nepal for 20 years before resettling in Charlotte. He’s originally from Bhutan in Southeastern Asia. When his community faced government persecution, Dhimal fled in 1992. “It was like a prison. We were not allowed to go outside. We were not allowed to own money. We are not allowed to do anything,” he said. “I got the golden opportunity to come to this great land of opportunity,” he said. ....