The deportation of a Marietta church deacon who was in the U.S. illegally for more than two decades has touched off a bitter debate about the status of unauthorized immigrants.
The man’s wife is being held and is also facing removal.
“They had jobs. They bought a house. They were contributing to society. They weren’t criminals. They weren’t drug dealers. They weren’t on welfare.”
That's the couple's 17-year-old daughter, who was born in this country and who may be left without both parents.
The government says an immigration judge ordered her parents removed in 1998, but they continued to live in this country. Proponents of cracking down on illegal immigration say the situation may be regrettable, but the couple must now face the consequences of their decision to stay here illegally.
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