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http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/03/06/2679387/valedictorian-will-be-allowed.html
MIAMI -- The valedictorian of a Miami high school who had been ordered to leave the country will be allowed to stay for two more years.
Attorney Nera Shefer's office received notification from the Department of Homeland Security Tuesday that Daniela Pelaez was given a deferred action for two years.
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North Miami students protest valedictorians order to leave country
http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/03/01/2670105/north-miami-students-protest-valedictorians.html
Students at North Miami High School are protesting a judges order for their valedictorian to leave the country.
Daniela Pelaez, 18, was given the order for voluntary departure by a federal immigration judge on Monday after her request for a green card was denied.
Pelaez came to the United States at age 4 with her family from Colombia on a tourist visa, which they overstayed. Her application for residency was denied in 2010.
I consider myself an American, no matter what, said Pelaez, who has applied to several Ivy League universities and hopes to become a heart surgeon. I dont agree with the judge.
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Pelaezs family, who is originally from Barranquilla, Colombia, finds themselves on both sides of the immigration line. Her mother, Ana Gonzalez, returned to Colombia in 2006 to get successful treatment for colon cancer and now cant return to the United States. Her older brother, Johan, is a U.S. citizen and serves in the U.S. Army, returning from a tour in Afghanistan last year. Her father, Antonio Pelaez, was able to receive residency through her brother. But Pelaez and her sister, Dayana, are struggling to find a way to stay in the country legally.
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MIAMI -- The valedictorian of a Miami high school who had been ordered to leave the country will be allowed to stay for two more years.
Attorney Nera Shefer's office received notification from the Department of Homeland Security Tuesday that Daniela Pelaez was given a deferred action for two years.
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Previous article:
North Miami students protest valedictorians order to leave country
http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/03/01/2670105/north-miami-students-protest-valedictorians.html
Students at North Miami High School are protesting a judges order for their valedictorian to leave the country.
Daniela Pelaez, 18, was given the order for voluntary departure by a federal immigration judge on Monday after her request for a green card was denied.
Pelaez came to the United States at age 4 with her family from Colombia on a tourist visa, which they overstayed. Her application for residency was denied in 2010.
I consider myself an American, no matter what, said Pelaez, who has applied to several Ivy League universities and hopes to become a heart surgeon. I dont agree with the judge.
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Pelaezs family, who is originally from Barranquilla, Colombia, finds themselves on both sides of the immigration line. Her mother, Ana Gonzalez, returned to Colombia in 2006 to get successful treatment for colon cancer and now cant return to the United States. Her older brother, Johan, is a U.S. citizen and serves in the U.S. Army, returning from a tour in Afghanistan last year. Her father, Antonio Pelaez, was able to receive residency through her brother. But Pelaez and her sister, Dayana, are struggling to find a way to stay in the country legally.
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