Most of the 27 Iraqi Christians that were being held by ICE for the bulk of this year either have already been deported or will be deported soon. There are only five being held under criminal charges.
Under normal circumstances their deportations would be legitimate, but with Hypocrite-in-Chief in the White House we know that they will find any reason to deport Christians while illegals crossing the border in droves and get to stay forever:
SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE – After more than six months in detention, the majority of the 27 Iraqi Christians being held at the Otay Mesa Detention Facility have either been charged with immigration fraud or been ordered deported by an immigration judge.
Five of the Iraqis have been charged with immigration fraud and remain under U.S. Marshal custody at the Otay prison. An additional seven already have been returned to Europe, where they were living before attempting to enter the United States illegally, said Lauren Mack, a spokeswoman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Fifteen remain in ICE custody pending their deportation in the following weeks. Five of those are considered “pending cases,” Mack said. Generally, once deportees are given a final removal order by a judge, ICE officials begin making travel arrangements.
The five being criminally charged — Eva and Thamer Sadek Eshoa, Reta Marrogi, Valentina Adil Slewa Zori and Devid Benjamen Nooh Yako — have been charged with making false statements in immigration applications, court documents show. If convicted, they face a penalty of up to five years in custody and a $250,000 fine, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office.
All those charged have similar stories of having left Iraq and receiving citizenship or temporary stay in European countries such as Germany or Sweden, where some lived for several years. They left Europe and took flights to Mexico this year, where they attempted to enter through the San Ysidro Port of Entry without documentation, often under aliases and falsified birth dates, according to court documents.
(h/t: GWP)