Please sign this CHANGE.ORG petition to stop deportation of Domingo Ferriera, legal immigrant.

[pnwmom]

Please sign the petition at Change.org and contact President Obama to pardon this man.

He is the sole caretaker for a wife and daughter with cancer, and he has no family in the Dominican Republican. He has been here since he was 14. He got a notice saying he's being deported -- with eleven days notice -- because he stole a purse 12 years ago, and served his time.

I'm going to post a link to a Fox news story because it's the only MSM story I could find.


https://www.change.org/p/connecticut-board-of-pardons-and-paroles-pardon-domingo-ferreira-and-stop-his-deportation-scheduled-for-jan-5?recruiter=48900797&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=share_page&utm_term=des-lg-no_src-custom_msg

Pardon Domingo Ferreira and stop his deportation, scheduled for Jan. 5


Domingo Ferreira, who struggles with diabetes and whose wife of 23 years has an inoperable brain tumor, is scheduled to be deported Jan. 5 to the Dominican Republic, despite having lived legally in Connecticut for years. Domingo Ferreira's family is struggling with medical issues: in addition to his wife's brain cancer, his daughter is undergoing chemotherapy. Domingo is the primary caregiver for his wife and his daughter.

Twelve years ago, Domingo, who was struggling to support his family, stole a handbag. He confessed and did his time. Now, he is being deported for that crime.

Domingo has lived in the United States since he was 14 years old. He has no family in the Dominican Republic, and nowhere to live. He will have no way to get the insulin he desperately needs, and his family will likely never see him again.

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We ask the Connecticut Board of Pardons and Paroles to pardon Domingo's crime, for which he has confessed, repented and served his time, and to take into consideration the years he has lived as a peaceful, law-abiding, productive member of society in the United States. We also ask the Board to take into consideration Domingo's diabetes and his family's medical issues. We ask the Board to stop Domingo's deportation. Domingo's family desperately needs him, and the United States is a better country with caring, responsible men like Domingo.

http://fox61.com/2016/12/05/east-hartford-man-fights-deportation-as-daughter-fights-cancer-wife-has-inoperable-brain-tumor/

EAST HARTFORD – An East Hartford man facing deportation on Tuesday now has an extra 30 days with his family.

Senator Richard Blumenthal told FOX 61 he intervened in this case because it tugged at his heart. He was able to get this deportation delayed through the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Domingo Ferreira, who is in the United States legally, got a knock on his door the day after Thanksgiving. It was the delivery of a certified letter from ICE saying he had to report to an immigration office in Hartford on Tuesday for deportation. His family was given 11 days notice.

“It was the worst time, not only because of the holidays, but my daughter had just undergone major surgery. I mean, we both have a litany of medical illnesses,” said Diane Ferreira, Domingo’s wife of 23 years.

Diane Ferreira has an inoperable brain tumor. One of their daughters has lupus and fibromyalgia, and is currently undergoing chemotherapy for what doctors believe could be pancreatic cancer. Domingo is their primary caregiver.

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[JHan]

1. Thanks. Signed.

[SamKnause]

2. Done

[linuxman]

3. Is he a citizen? The article was vague.

We don't deport citizens.

[pnwmom]

4. Maybe he's a permanent resident. But even Fox news says he's been here legally. nt