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Former permanent resident deported after more than 30 months in ICE custody

Courtesy of Maria Rodriguez(NEW YORK) After more than 30 months in detention centers, Kelvin Silva was deported last week by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to the Dominican Republic. His mother, children and siblings continue to live in the U.S. Silva, 45, legally moved to the United States when he was 11. His father was residing in the U.S. as a naturalized citizen, and Silva became a lawful, permanent resident. He had a Social Security card and paid taxes until an immigration judge revoked his status. "My belief was that I was a citizen through my father," Silva previously told ABC News. But that was not the case. Silva, whose parents were not married, never became a U.S. citizen. At the time he immigrated, the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1940 was still the law. It barred children like Silva, whose parents were never officially married, from gaining citizenship status through their fathers. That law was repealed by Congress in 2000, but the new legislat ....

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