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Esmerelda Medina, Southern California Girl, Denied Re-Entry Into U.S. From Mexico

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10-20-2012, 03:27 PM
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It must be hard for this Dreamer being denied re-entry but it makes me wonder why did her mother leave the US when DACA was announced AND the reporter mentions she isn't eligible for 3 years even though she had left under the age of 18.
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Esmerelda Medina, 15, grew up in California like any other child, going to school and making friends. But now she is stuck in Tijuana, Mexico, where she can barely speak the language, ABC reports.

Four months ago, the teenager's mother took Medina to Mexico to renew her visa at the US Consulate. However, because Medina, a Mexican citizen, was brought to the U.S. on a visitor's visa that has since expired, she had been living in California illegally. The consulate denied both Medina and her mother re-entry into the U.S.

"I kinda just miss going home," said Medina, who had been living in California since she was five years old. "It's like I don't have a home."

Right now, Medina is separated from her father, friends and school in the U.S. If she's ever allowed to return, she'll still be separated from her mother, who must remain in Mexico.

Ironically, Medina would have been eligible to remain in the U.S. if she had signed up for President Barack Obama's new Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Under DACA, young undocumented immigrants can apply for protection against deportation if they meet certain criteria, including having entered the U.S. as a child, having a clean criminal record and attending school.

As of Oct 12, nearly 4,600 young undocumented immigrants have been granted deferred action through the program, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

Earlier this month, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said last week that, if elected, he would end the deferred action policy but honor the applications already approved under the Obama administration.

Immigration attorney Robert Myers is working to get Medina back into the U.S. on humanitarian grounds but has had little success. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says it's reviewing the case, but as it stands, Medina will not be eligible for another visa for at least three years.

Medina is not the first child to be separated her from her parents because of immigration laws. Last year, a four-year-old girl born in New York was detained by immigration officials and then sent back to Guatemala, separating her from her parents. The girl was detained in Dulles International Airport when authorities stopped her grandfather on an illegal entry charge from more than a decade ago.
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10-20-2012, 03:31 PM
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I still can't believe some don't believe the system is broken.
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Poor girl. Life goes on.
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It sucks, but what the hell were they doing going back? After overstaying their visa the first time, what made them think it would be renewed?? That woman stole her child's life away not just once but twice. The first time was to overstay their visa and then going back. yeah the system is broken but it doesn't mean you should commit suicide like that. Nothing will apply to that poor girl now. Even if she marries Brad Pitt tomorrow, she is screwed. I can't imagine a lawyer would ever recommend what she did so this is all on the parents.
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I feel really bad for this girl and the comments just make it worse.
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That is sad, but this is what happens when one doesn't do their homework.

The media attention is only making it worse.
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It sucks, but what the hell were they doing going back? After overstaying their visa the first time, what made them think it would be renewed?? That woman stole her child's life away not just once but twice. The first time was to overstay their visa and then going back. yeah the system is broken but it doesn't mean you should commit suicide like that. Nothing will apply to that poor girl now. Even if she marries Brad Pitt tomorrow, she is screwed. I can't imagine a lawyer would ever recommend what she did so this is all on the parents.
Why wouldn't marriage solve her problem?
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i feel really bad for the girl, and who would advise her mother to do that!!!??? I hope it wasnt one of those fake lawyers taking her money and then ruining their lives ...i mean, dont they watch at least univision to know the girl had a chance with DACA? ...it's very obvious, you are undocumented, if you leave, you cant come back in. Some people are too clueless, they do themselves too much harm by not educating themselves with what is available in the internet for everyone to see
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Why wouldn't marriage solve her problem?
Because she was here illegally before she left the country. I'm not 100% sure if it's the same for visa over-stayers so maybe a good lawyer can argue against it. Of course now if she got married it would look suspicious to0.

I hope she likes Mexico because that's where she'll be. I would dis-own my mother at that point.
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