Emergency Court Order Halts Girls' Deportation

[Judi Lynn]

Emergency Court Order Halts Girls' Deportation

(Jan. 20) -- An emergency court order came late Wednesday afternoon just minutes before the girls were to board a flight for Armenia. Eyewitness News first reported this story Tuesday night and it captured the hearts of many Las Vegans who have called wanting to help.
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Sarkisian's two oldest daughters, 18-year-old Emma and 17-year-old Mariam are caught in the middle of an immigration tug-of-war. The government wants them deported. Their family wants them here.
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Emma and Mariam have lived in America most of their lives. They immigrated here with their mom 14 years ago. The girls now live with their dad who is a resident. But the government says the girls are not and must leave.

These are two Americanized teenagers who could be sent back to Armenia thousands of miles away to a lifestyle they know nothing about.
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Two Las Vegas Girls Face Deportation

.....Sarkisian is safe to stay here. He married an American woman although later divorced. The three younger sisters are also okay because they were born here. But Emma and Miriam have no such protection. They are two American teenagers forced to return to Armenia, a country completely foreign to everything they know.

"They don't know how to write. They don't know how to speak. There is nobody who will take care of them there. And I have no idea how I can help them," Ruben said.
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