Court Reinstates Mexican Transsexual’s Bid for Asylum

[tinkerbell]

The Department of Homeland Security initiated removal proceedings after Morales was convicted in 2002 of communication with a minor for immoral purposes in Washington state. She had also been charged with child rape and child molestation..

What is new, right?  they always try to pull the same BS story...
transsexual = child molester... 

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Now that they are re-evaluating her case, they are suddenly pulling all these skeletons from her closet...too much of a coincidence...and way too convenient, I'd say.

tinkerbell

[Steph]

But the article states:

The Department of Homeland Security initiated removal proceedings after Morales was convicted in 2002 of communication with a minor for immoral purposes in Washington state.

So if she entered your country illegally and was subsequently charged as above, isn't it legal for her to be denied asylum and returned to Mexico?

It seems that her being TS could be a red herring.  But then my interpretation could be wrong.

Steph

[tinkerbell]

But the article states:

The Department of Homeland Security initiated removal proceedings after Morales was convicted in 2002 of communication with a minor for immoral purposes in Washington state.

So if she entered your country illegally and was subsequently charged as above, isn't it legal for her to be denied asylum and returned to Mexico?


Steph

Yes and no.  Once the DHS denies asylum as a result of a felony or illegal entry into the US, it is almost impossible to appeal; however, her case could be reconsidered if she can prove persecution in her native country.  And as far as I am concerned that is one of the hardest things to prove, so...yeah...

tinkerbell

[Steph]

But the article states:

The Department of Homeland Security initiated removal proceedings after Morales was convicted in 2002 of communication with a minor for immoral purposes in Washington state.

So if she entered your country illegally and was subsequently charged as above, isn't it legal for her to be denied asylum and returned to Mexico?


Steph

Yes and no.  Once the DHS denies asylum as a result of a felony or illegal entry into the US, it is almost impossible to appeal; however, her case could be reconsidered if she can prove persecution in her native country.  And as far as I am concerned that is one of the hardest things to prove, so...yeah...

tinkerbell

I see.  I'm not that familiar with your immigration laws and naturally assumed that anyone who entered illegally and was then convicted of a felony especially one against a minor wouldn't be considered for asylum

Steph