Q: There was a family from Germany who came to the United States so they could homeschool their children. The government wanted them deported. What happened to them?
—Frank Moore, Marietta
A: The Department of Homeland Security allowed Uwe and Hannelore Romeike and their children to stay in the United States indefinitely in March 2014.
They came to the United States in 2008, settling in Tennessee, so they could homeschool their children.
Homeschooling is banned in Germany, where the Romeikes faced fines, potential jail time and possibly the loss of custody of their children, The Associated Press reported.
The Romeikes initially were granted asylum, which was later taken away by an immigration panel and upheld by the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals.
The U.S. Supreme Court had denied to hear their appeal before Homeland Security relented.
The Romeikes have seven children.
Q: What was the outcome of the trial of Rick Warren?
—Kay Broadrick, Atlanta
A: No verdicts have been announced in three completed bench trials involving Warren, a Buckhead real estate investor.
He faces several more trials, including one scheduled for Sept. 22, for not maintaining the properties he owns in and around Atlanta’s English Avenue, which is west of the new Falcons stadium.
A 2014 Atlanta Journal-Constitution investigation found Warren was connected to 10 percent of the homes in the area, where “residents complained that filth and crime there are overwhelming their attempts to revive the area.”
Andy Johnston with Fast Copy News Service wrote this column; Willoughby Mariano contributed. Do you have a question about the news? We’ll try to get the answer. Call 404-222-2002 or email q&a@ajc.com (include name, phone and city).
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