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Rep. Lloyd Doggett Answers Calls by DREAMers And Community, Stops Deportation of Texas Mother
Earlier this week, we covered a story of a Texas mother facing deportation unless Representative Lloyd Doggett made an administrative intervention on her behalf.
DREAMers, immigrant youth, and community leaders from Austin and their families called on Congressman Lloyd Doggett to stop the deportation of Mara Veronica Ayala, a Texas mother of a four-year-old U.S. citizen. Her deportation date was set today, Thursday.
Upon hearing her case, Rep. Doggett sent a letter of support to ICE. This family will not be forced to be separated -- the mother has been granted temporary stay!
Rep. Doggett had this statement to share with us:
I have provided my full support. I have just been notified that she has been granted a temporary stay of deportation. We don't need another mother separated from her child. This case shows why we need to overcome Republican opposition in Congress to the approval of comprehensive immigration reform. I want to solve this problem for her and the many other families in similar situations.
More at http://www.burntorangereport.com/diary/13870/rep-lloyd-doggett-answers-calls-by-dreamers-and-community-stops-deportation-of-texas-mother .