Appeal to U.S. immigration office stalls deportation, keeps Lake County man with family

cleveland.com ^ | January 16, 2014 | Tom Feran,

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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The status of a Perry Township man who faced deportation to his native Mexico on Thursday remained on hold while immigration officials reviewed his case.

Ricardo Ramos -- an undocumented worker in Lake County for the past 16 years and the married father of three U.S. citizen children -- had been told he had to leave the United States by Jan. 1 after he was found driving without a license and was referred to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

He then was given a stay of "voluntary departure" until Thursday through the efforts of U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur.

But Cleveland-based immigration lawyer David Leopold filed a new stay-of-removal request with ICE on Wednesday, "hoping common sense can prevail. I've asked them to exercise the discretion available to them under the law.

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"We are a community of people supporting his cause to keep this family together," parishioner and Catholic activist Stanislav Zadnik said.To be fair why isn't parishioner and Catholic activist Stanislav Zadnik , not going around and demanding every law breaker who has family be excused from complying with the laws? ...Advocates say that Ramos, who works two jobs and pays taxes..Working 2 jobs so using document fraud & lying on I-9 taxforms makes him model citzen of the year ? He is also out there driving without license/insurance.I suppose if he caused an accident causing thousands of dollars in damages/medical claims, it would called a mistake and he is sorry he cannot pay any of the claims .The law should not be based on protesters deamands. He came illegally,he broke many laws and now panders his kids he had to anchor them so the laws must not apply to him.

[dasboot]

Obama first.

[cloudmountain]

1. Mexicans can work HERE for three months, then live very well for nine months in Mexico, without working.

2. Mexico encourages illegal entry into the USA. At one time they produced mini-brochures on how to do just that.

3. HOWEVER, their OWN southern border with Guatemala is shut as TIGHT as can be. They DON'T want ANY immigration to their own country. MASSIVE double standard to THEIR good and our own detriment.

[moonshinner_09]

If this was us in Mexico with our 3 Mexican citizens kids and our Mexican wife we are an illegal America Mexico wants to deport us there would be no one protesting,no churches would show up.. We would be locked up for using document fraud to work 2 jobs and pay taxes and driving without license /insurance would result in Mexico keeping our car and no one would protest for us..

[mistfree]

Just to show that I’m not heartless. I think that the family should not be torn apart. They can ALL go to Mexico.
He can apply for a green card and go through the legal channels just like a real law abiding person would do. Oh, after he pays the fines for lying on forms, tax fraud, driving w/o license and no insurance.

[cloudmountain]

If this was us in Mexico with our 3 Mexican citizens kids and our Mexican wife we are an illegal America Mexico wants to deport us there would be no one protesting,no churches would show up.. We would be locked up for using document fraud to work 2 jobs and pay taxes and driving without license /insurance would result in Mexico keeping our car and no one would protest for us..

It sucks.
How about dual citizenship? I THINK the U.S.A. might allow it now. I forget.

[bgill]

We should keep the family unit together - in Mexico.