Deportation Prevention Advice

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Reaching out to my flist here--anyone have any ideas?

My daughter's best friend Courtney's family took in a friend of their son's. His mother died, and his father abandoned him--sent him on a bus to Courtney's mom (who had moved from Las Vegas to Minnesota, but when they lived in Las Vegas the boy mostly lived with them).

The kid just turned 16. Turns out, he would've had to have been adopted at 15...which Courtney's mom VERY much wants. They were unable to accomplish that before his birthday thanks primarily to his father (who now can't be found), and now he is facing deportation to the Philipines.

He is 16. He has no family here but Courtney's, he has no family there. And, he is gay.

Any advice on how to keep him here would be appreciated. He has a lawyer and they are trying to do anything and everything they can but our government thinks it is more important to send a 16-year-old gay young man with no family or skills to a country he hasn't been to since he was a child.

Thanks flist--I have no idea how this kid can be saved and he is terrified, beyond terrified. I am heartsick for them all.

Comments

[snufflesdbear.livejournal.com]

deff try lambda, but also check around the local news outlets. Find one that is gay-friendly. Get ahold of their consumer service reporter. See if it can be covered that way. This is a scarey situation for him - maybe he can get something through the embassy. Because, if he is deported, he would be persecuted. How would he live???!!! I mean, if the kid is to old to be adopted, he ought to be able to choose to become a citizen.

I will keep him, and all of them, in my prayers.

(here via RM's LJ)

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They're already marching on the local news outlet...the area seems to be gay friendly, so I don't know...


And there isn't a way for him to live there. He knows nothing about any family at all.

Thanks very much for your thoughts. These are being passed along as well.