Filipina nurse, family face deportation

[Brian]

This community is rallying behind a nurse and her family who face deportation for overstaying their visas.

NEW ROCKFORD, N.D. Marina Arroyo, who is from the Philippines, her husband and their three children were arrested last week after a traffic stop for a broken headlight.

The work visa for Arroyo expired three years ago, said Tim Counts, spokesman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Bloomington, Minn. He said the entire Arroyo family is in violation of their visas.

"Anyone here on a temporary visa is required to leave before it expires," he said. "Making an application for another visa doesn't give one the right to remain here."

Full Story: http://www.thedickinsonpress.com/ap/index.cfm?page=view&id=D8T0A3481

[marwan]

This community is rallying behind a nurse and her family who face deportation for overstaying their visas.

NEW ROCKFORD, N.D. Marina Arroyo, who is from the Philippines, her husband and their three children were arrested last week after a traffic stop for a broken headlight.

The work visa for Arroyo expired three years ago, said Tim Counts, spokesman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Bloomington, Minn. He said the entire Arroyo family is in violation of their visas.

"Anyone here on a temporary visa is required to leave before it expires," he said. "Making an application for another visa doesn't give one the right to remain here."

Full Story: http://www.thedickinsonpress.com/ap/index.cfm?page=view&id=D8T0A3481

Well, that's the rule of the game. I just pray that something good will come out of this. My best wishes for this family.

[lenjoy03, RN]

There's a reason for everthing......