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November 8, 2019

Judge to Rule on Marco Saavedra's Asylum Case Next Year
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In New York City, longtime immigration activist Marco Saavedra attended
his final asylum hearing Thursday in which he argued his life would be
at risk if he were sent to Mexico. The immigration judge overseeing
Saavedra's case will have a final decision by January 17, 2020. Saavedra
has been living in the United States since he was 3 years old. He has
been involved in several high-profile immigration actions. In 2012, he
purposely got arrested by federal authorities in order to infiltrate GEO
Group's for-profit immigration jail, the Broward Transitional Center in
Florida, and investigate allegations of human rights abuses inside the
secretive facility. In 2013, Saavedra self-deported to Mexico with eight
other DREAMers to protest the separation of immigrant families under the
Obama administration. Click here to see our interview with Marco
Saavedra before his final asylum hearing.


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