Case Summary: The Hernandez Family: Immigration Problems

Ms. Alexandra Estrada is a 45 years old Hispanic female. She arrived at BHWS from HELP USA on 11/20/2013. She is currently living in the Department of Homeless Services System since 12/25/2012. Ms. Estrada stands 4”10’ inches tall and weighs approximately 100 lbs. She is of olive skinned complexion, has bleached dyed blond short hair, and has distinct scars on her forehead and left arm.

Vidal is a 13 year old, Hispanic male, from Guatemala. Vidal arrived at Leake and Watts on 08/11/2017 after being detained by Immigration Costume Enforcement (ICE) in Texas together with his alleged father Cristian Alvarado Alvarado. Both were separated during the time of apprehension. Vidal traveled from Guatemala to the United States illegally with his alleged father and a different identification due to extreme poverty and the lack of educational opportunities in Guatemala. Due to continuous assessment with Vidal, he disclosed the idea of journeying to the USA come from Cristian Alvarado Alvarado and Berta Maribel Funes both related to the family.

This article discusses Ethan Couch being deported back to the United States after him and his mother left to Mexico. Ethan Couch, while intoxicated, caused a crash that ultimately killed four people in the other car, however, in a juvenile court he used an affluenza defense that left him with only 10 years of probation, including the restriction of alcoholic consumptions. After a video later showed up of Couch drinking at a party, him and his mother left to Mexico to evade the investigation. Recently, the Mexican authorities were trying to lift the injunction that has, so far, let the teenager stay in the country and trying to get him deported back to the United States. Although Couch is fighting the deportation, if he does come back he will

Apart from the TVPRA, a longstanding court injunction in Perez-Funez v. District Director, 619 F. Supp. 656 (C.D. Cal. 1985), grants another layer of protection to unaccompanied immigrant children. The Perez-Funez litigation alleged that then-INS had a policy and practice of coercing children into accepting voluntary departure from the United States, thereby waiving their rights to a hearing and an opportunity to apply for relief. After trial, the court held that the government’s existing voluntary departure procedures violated the children’s due process rights, and interposed critical safeguards designed to minimize the risk of coercion. Id. at 669-70.

On January 16, a man named Jorge Garcia who lived in Michigan was deported to Mexico. He was an illegal immigrant. He illegally entered the United States thirty years ago at the age of 10. Jorge Garcia is an unfortunate man. His wife, Cindy Garcia, has an American citizenship.

Throughout the documentary “Well Founded Fear” by Shari Robertson and Michael Camerini asylum seekers told their story about the reason they should be one out of every two hundred to be granted asylum in the United States. The search for asylum is one that is sometimes disheartening, uncertain, and unpredictable. As humans come to the United States in search of asylum, asylum officers are tasked with deciding the fate of asylum seekers. There are problems with the process of being granted asylum so it is necessary that some solutions are developed.

Chapter One- Mexicans in the United States Chapter one outlined historic dates ranging from the 17th century to the 1900s and how these dates impacted Mexicans in the United States. In 1610 the town of Santa Fe, New Mexico was founded and in the 17th century became the number one location for settlement. Cities such as Albuquerque, Nacogdoches, San Antoni, San Diego, Tucson, San José and Los Angeles became settlement centers in the 18th century. Moving forward into 1802 the Louisiana Purchase became a catalyst for expansion. One of the most important events of the 1800s occurred in 1821 when Mexico became independent from Spain.

Jose Antonio Vargas became part of the large illegal immigration system as a result of his mother illegally flying Vargas into the United States at the age of twelve. As a teenager, Vargas grew up with knowledge of his illegal status and managed to evade authorities while living a decent life. But, as Vargas started his path to a high profile career in journalism, his illegal status began to follow him and therefore Vargas’ situation was getting complicated. Eventually, Vargas in an emotional piece declared his illegal immigrant status and naturally, people chose to either defend Vargas or censure Vargas. Rory O’Connor is an example of someone who chose to defend Vargas after the declaration.

In “Legal Aliens”, “A Indian fathers plea “and Everyday use how that it affects cultural diversity because as individuals we don’t give each other respect. In Pat Mora’s “Legal Alien”, she feels like she is cultural unwanted in her own country. ” You may speak Spanish but you’re not like me” (Mora 40). One’s eyes look at her like that and she could just see them say that.

Leslie Gomez Hernandez v. Texas During the 1950 life for Mexicans was really difficult, they were not considered intelligent, they were considered invisible. They were not allowed in some parts like restaurants, movie theaters and other parts. But things changed by the early 20th century, they were now considered white by law, largely owning to the treaty’s grant of American citizenship. But still their status has citizens didn’t meant a lot.

According to Hernandez, “ Mexicans in the borderlands, regardless of immigration of citizenship status, were subject to high levels of suspicion, surveillance, and state violence as border patrol officers aggressively policed not only the U.S and Mexico border but also Mexican communities and work sites” (Hernandez Pg. 2). In her book, Hernandez tells the story of how Mexican immigrant workers became

The Puente Movement and Larkin & Lacey Frontera Fund Civil and Migrant Rights Crusades Arizona is home to many civil, human and migrant rights groups and advocates. The Phoenix based Puente Movement is one such organization. The movement advocates for migrant justice by empowering and educating communities to enable them defend their families and enhance their quality of life. The organization’s operating framework is built on the foundation of “Closed Fist, Open Hand strategy”. The Closed Fist strategy infers to fighting enforcement actions that criminalize people, though racial profiling, detention, Police-ICE collaboration and deportation.

He occasionally comes back to our neighborhood to visit his family. He is 51 years of age and has a bachelor’s degree. My neighbor Jesse is a Hispanic who lives in Helotes, TX. He is 51 years of age and has a professional bachelor’s

Sanctuary cities are areas where laws, ordinances, resolutions , executive actions, or initiatives deny local law enforcement the ability to apprehend or question an individual based on his or her immigration status, even if there are reasons to believe the individual entered the country illegally. This action is achieved when the mayor of a city signs a bill preventing local law enforcement from questioning someone about his or her immigration status, such as if he has or does not have a visa/green card, even if they have been arrested for an unrelated topic. While in office, President Donald Trump threatened to cut the police budget of the cities that do not comply with immigration laws and turn in those who are in the country illegally.

Even though there was a great distance between some of their family members, they still provided honorable support. This occurred even though a study has shown that Latino family relationships are usually damaged after moving to the United States (Dillon, Rosa, & Ibañez, 2013). One of the most obvious reasons for this is because of how they were raised, especially