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POSTVILLE, Iowa— The women could have just packed up a few belongings, gently broken the news to their children they could no longer remain in this country, and gone back to Mexico and Guatemala.
Cruz Rodríguez, 31, thought she would do just that in the days after May 12, when Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents stormed a kosher meatpacking plant in this small town, arresting her and nearly 400 other undocumented workers.
Rodríguez was among some 40 detainees, almost all women, ICE released with ankle bracelet monitoring devices the day of the raid, so they could care for their children as they waited to see an immigration judge. As the weeks and months wore on, many opted for deportation once courts gave them the chance, returning to rural villages in Guatemala and Mexico some thought they’d left behind for good.
Twenty-eight of the women, however, including Rodríguez, remain in Postville, fighting deportation by applying for political asylum or special visas, according to the Hispanic Ministry at St. Bridget’s Catholic Church, nerve-center of immigrants’ organizing efforts.
Pitch 'em out----------had Rodriguez et al applied for political asylum in the beginning prior to attempting to work; things may have gone better for their cause.
ANCHOR breeding illegals think because they slither over in
the dead of night... pop-out a few welfare anchors... they think
they have the right to be here... WRONG!
ANCHOR breeding illegals think because they slither over in
the dead of night... pop-out a few welfare anchors... they think
they have the right to be here... WRONG!
Bye.. take your welfare anchors with you!
Right on! You (the illegals) broke the law to come here and you stole an American job! Don't waste your false emotions trying to sway an angry America!
Yes, churches like this should be required to pay taxes. They are involving themselves in politics and encouraging people to break the laws of this country.
Yes, churches like this should be required to pay taxes. They are involving themselves in politics and encouraging people to break the laws of this country.
Yes, in addition to aiding and abetting with impunity.
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You'll get no sympathy here.
