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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.
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.
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Date: 2009-12-19 03:06 am (UTC)I know nothing about this but here's some additional suggested links:
The Immigration Law Center of Minnesota (http://www.immigrantlawcentermn.org//)
Look at the resources link
Minnesota Immigrant Freedom Network blog (http://immigrantfreedomnetwork.wordpress.com/)
Center for Human Rights (http://www.centerforhumanrights.org/)
A non-profit organization based in Los Angeles, CA, that focuses on the human rights and domestic civil rights of insular minorities including immigrants, refugees, children, and indigenous peoples. They have several websites that can be accessed from the one linked on this page concerning aspects of immigration such as legalization for undocumented immigrants, protections for immigrant victims of domestic violence, and issues concerning unaccompanied minors.
Justice for Immigrants - Minnesota (http://www.jfimn.org/index.html)
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops - Migration and Refugee Services (http://www.usccb.org/mrs/cshome.shtml)
this is specific to their children's services
More from that site read this here (http://www.usccb.org/mrs/childorr.shtml")