Eduardo Samaniego speaks in Northampton, July 11, 2017, at a rally to bring detained local Iraqi immigrant Niberd Abdalla home.
Posted on 01/31/2019 2:12:18 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
After 100 days of incarceration, local immigrant rights activist Eduardo Samaniego has accepted so-called “voluntary departure” and will be deported to Mexico, a country he left a decade ago.
In October, Samaniego was arrested in Georgia after forgetting his wallet and failing to pay $27.75 in cab fare - a misdemeanor charge. But because of his immigration status, Samaniego was transferred from jail to the custody of ICE, and on Friday Samaniego decided to accept deportation before an immigration judge.
Samaniego’s lawyer, Charles Kuck, said the judge presiding over the case ignored Kuck’s partner’s argument that Samaniego wasn’t capable of competently making decisions because of his mental state. According to Kuck, the judge decided there was no need for a competency evaluation, declined to wait for a psychiatric evaluation the defense had scheduled for this week, and instead addressed Samaniego directly.
“If there really are issues of mental health and an ability to make decisions about someone’s life, there’s no reason to rush,” Kuck said. “They simply railroaded this kid out of the country.”
A judge gave Samaniego 30 days to purchase a ticket to Mexico, and he will remain in custody until ICE puts him on that plane, Kuck said.
“Eduardo’s dreams for the future are now being blocked, because of inhumane judges,” Maricela Samaniego, Eduardo’s mother, said in a statement.
A spokesman for ICE did not immediately answer questions for this article.
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Eduardo Samaniego speaks in Northampton, July 11, 2017, at a rally to bring detained local Iraqi immigrant Niberd Abdalla home.
Suspect he has airfare and paperwork waiting for him in Mexico for a quick return
Well ADIOS..wonder how long it will take him to cross the border again, and again and again..oh and I wonder how many of OUR govt treats he got while he was here
Is his mom here illegakly,too?
Adios Eduardo.
IOW, he's an illegal alien. Should have been deported long ago.
“and will be deported to Mexico, a country he left a decade ago.”
How inhumanity! Yet he had no fear when invaiding a country he had never been to so he should land on his feet in his home country. I hope that this fragile flower starts protesting the Mexican government.
I wonder how old this “kid” is. Maybe it’s not a good idea to be a rabble rouser when you are trespassing. Is this article supposed to make us feel sorry for him?
ping
His mental state? RIGHT
What’s the spread on him being back in OUR country by the end of February?
Northampton——the lesbian paradise in Massachusetts.
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It sounds to me like "Dusty" wouldn't be upset if you lifted $27.75 from his/her wallet since it's only a "misdemeanor".
Can’t he dream in Mexico?
I'll bet that cab driver had dreams of getting paid.
Good. Deport all illegals. No exceptions, and certainly no delays for those who steal and disrupt in our country.
He self admits that he has mental problems.
But claims to be an activist leader:
Don’t we need more crazy activists? Heck, put him on the Dem national committee.
He’s not “men tally competent”, but he makes speeches, has an “American Dream that is now being “crushed”, is here ILLEGALLY , and the judge is being “inhumane”?
Someone should evaluate the mental state of his lawyer.
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