Thursday, February 1, 2018

What can be done for the Mother Fleeing from Immigration Officials?

    What can be done for Vicky Chavez, the mother of two holed up in the First Unitarian Church of Salt Lake City as she seeks protection from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, who seek to deport her?
   It is said she will attempt to reopen her case. Is that even possible? I believe the appeals process has been completed. Or, should this be a case that could be appealed outside the immigration courts, going all the way to the Supreme Court, if necessary? Do immigration cases even have that option?
   Could she be pardoned? We must doubt President Trump would do that.
   Could a law be passed granting residency to those fleeing the prospect of being murdered in their home countries? That would open a wide door, allowing in more immigrants than many believe we can handle. We must doubt Congress will pass such a law.
   Could she be sent to another country? Since it is in her homeland of Honduras that she reportedly could be killed, if she returns, why not send her to Iceland or France or Australia? Perhaps the immigration laws of many countries are such that she could not go there, but it would seem some country might offer her asylum.
    Or, is remaining at the First Unitarian Church the best option for her and her two young children?

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