Helping Juan Cruz Stay Home

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Immigration Prof Blog posted information on a press conference scheduled for Thursday August 9, 2007 in behalf of Juan and Tanya Cruz. Tanya is a U.S. citizen. Juan is undocumented, but has been in the U.S. since he was 4. They are about to have their first child and Juan is to be deported this week.

Will Juan Cruz get as much help as did Juan Sebastian Gomez? Does a person need to have a near perfect SAT to attract media attention?

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Removal of Spouse of a U.S. Citizen

PREGNANT U.S. CITIZEN WIFE TORN APART FROM HUSBAND

Broken immigration laws force young husband to leave the country weeks before his wife gives birth to their child

What: Press Conference
When: Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 12:00 PM
Where: Immigrant Legal Resource Center
1663 Mission Street, Ste. 602
San Francisco, CA 94103

San Francisco, CA – August 7, 2007 – This should be a joyful and exciting time for U.S. citizen Tanya Cruz’ young family. Tanya and her husband, Juan, will be having a baby in less than five weeks. Unfortunately, instead of spending this last month shopping for baby clothes and decorating their baby’s nursery, Tanya and Juan will spend it separated, each in a different country, divided by a broken immigration system that allows families like this one to be torn apart.

...Juan...was brought to the United States from Mexico by his parents when he was four years old. The couple is applying to obtain permission for Juan to immigrate legally as the spouse of a U.S. citizen. However, Juan’s parents had previously filed an application for themselves and Juan based on bad legal advice from an attorney who has since withdrawn from the Bar. When this application failed, Juan and his parents were given until August 13 to voluntarily leave the country. Juan will leave the United States on August 9, exactly one month before his wife’s September 9 due date, in order to have time to drive to Mexico. During his baby’s first months of life, Juan will be in Ciudad Juarez waiting to get an interview at the U.S. Consulate so that he can return to the U.S. The family has been told that the process can take longer than six months.


For complete post:

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2007/08/removal-of-spou.html