Mother of Teenage Sniper Suspect Will Be Deported to Jamaica: BUH-BYE, WOMON!

AP bREAKING ^ | Published: Nov 20, 2002 | By Curt Anderson Associated Press Writer

[Cinnamon Girl]

WASHINGTON (AP) - The mother of teenage sniper suspect John Lee Malvo has been ordered deported to Jamaica, a federal government official said Wednesday.

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Una James, 38, dropped battered spouse claims that were part of a petition she withdrew seeking special protection in the United States. An immigration judge then signed an order deporting her to Jamaica.

The order was issued Tuesday during a closed hearing.

The official said James also dropped any plans to appeal, meaning she will be sent back to Jamaica soon by the Immigration and Naturalization Service.

James' lawyers from the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project would not comment, citing confidentiality rules. The petition for special protection provided her with more privacy, including the right to have the proceedings closed to the public.

The decision was first reported by The Seattle Times

Malvo, 17, and John Allen Muhammad, 41, are suspected in the shootings of 18 people in Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C., Alabama, Georgia and Louisiana. Their arrest at a rest stop in Maryland last month ended a three-week shooting spree in the Washington area that left 10 people dead and three others seriously wounded. Both are charged with capital murder.

James is considered a likely material witness in the trials of both men.

She and Malvo moved from Jamaica to Antigua in 1998. Investigators believe it was there that Malvo met Muhammad, who had taken three of his children to live with him on Antigua after losing a custody battle with his second wife in Tacoma.

James initially told Border Patrol and immigration agents she and Malvo were smuggled into the United States aboard a cargo ship.

Reports following the arrest of Malvo and Muhammad, however, indicate she bought false identification papers from Muhammad and entered the country in late 2000 while her son remained in Antigua with Muhammad.

Malvo came to the United States two months later, bearing a passport that identified him as Muhammad's son, according to Antiguan officials.

He joined his mother in Fort Myers, Fla., but ran away in October 2001 to join Muhammad in Bellingham, where they lived at a homeless shelter as father and son.

In December, James asked Bellingham police to help her get her son back. During the investigation, police said Malvo's comments indicated he and his mother were in the country illegally and officers summoned the Border Patrol, which arrested the mother and son and then released them on $1,500 bail.

Investigators believe that Malvo almost immediately rejoined Muhammad and the killing spree began soon afterward.

[Cinnamon Girl]

Federal employees.....

[taxed2death]

Not so fast, I just heard on the radio she is appealing the decision.

[Jael]

If she goes back, and her son isn't allowed to communicate with her, wouldn't this set up a great window of opportunity for having testimony thrown out?

I have sympathy for this woman.

[Cinnamon Girl]

Well if they don't run her out on a rail the entire INS should be fired. They should be fired anyway.....

[Future Useless Eater]

Before they HURRY and deport her, I want to know if it
is true she has been staying in the DC area, which I believe
is true ( Glen Burnie MD in fact )

And if she WAS in DC, is she guilty of aiding and abetting
the two most hunted murders since John Wilkes Booth!!! ?

Don't deport her - PROSECUTE HER - and the sooner the better

[scannell]

Sympathy? How many people are dead today as a consequence of her poor and illegal judgment?

[concerned about politics]

In December, James asked Bellingham police to help her get her son back. During the investigation, police said Malvo's comments indicated he and his mother were in the country illegally and officers summoned the Border Patrol, which arrested the mother and son and then released them on $1,500 bail.

She's here illegally. Ship her home. Period.

[dennisw]

It takes superhuman efforts to rid ourselves of illegal alien pests, morons and troublemakers. I AM DISGUSTED!!!

 

Click me you stupid gringo

 

[lormand]

< sarcasm >
I bet Janet Reno would have deported her as vigorously as she did Elian Gonzalez
< /sarcasm >

[bvw]

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Una James, 38, dropped battered spouse claims that were part of a petition she withdrew seeking special protection in the United States.

Bad editing -- I'm no angel when posting, but when I edit this sentence as writ would have never seen the lite of day.

[Sabertooth]

Finally, the door is slammed on that danged empty barn. Kudos to the INS throughout.

[Jael]

John Mohammed would of killed anyway. This woman can't be blamed for what that psycho did.

Yes, she broke the law. But she tried to get her child away from Mohammed, even though she knew it would expose their status.

I'm not saying she isn't guilty of what she did. But she isn't guilty of those horrible murders.

I am also concerned about the effect of this on the case. I would hate to see anything thrown out because the minor was denied communication with his parent.

[Libertina]

Her last words will be:
I'll be baaaack!"

[Maedhros]

"I feel so broke up / I wanna go home"

[twigs]

I'm in favor of deporting her--finally-but this does seem a bit hurried. I too would like to know about her associations. I used to live in Glen Burnie, which is closer to Baltimore than DC. But then the snipers had been living in Baltimore.

[Fred Mertz]

I thought she was MIA. When and where did she surface? I better read your timeline more carefully....

[cake_crumb]

Releasing Malvo on $1,500 dollars bail was SOOOOOO stupid. Political correctness allowed Malvo to murder innocent people and terrorize a nation.

[Tancredo Fan]

All illegal aliens must be rounded up and deported. Every last sponging one of them.

[cake_crumb]

"I'm not saying she isn't guilty of what she did. But she isn't guilty of those horrible murders."

She should be deported for what she IS guilty of, and deserves no sympathy for what she did. If she hadn't lied to authorities and left her son in Antigua with Williams, Williams could have had no influence over him, and vice versa.

As far as communication goes, I believe communication between perps and material witnesses involved in trying their cases are routinely discouraged from communication...at least unsupervised communication.

[cake_crumb]

Correction: Make that "MAY have had no influence over him and vice versa."