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Filipino dental assistant Jose Isabelo Librojo made his final appeal for support via YouTube as he faces deportation on Saturday (US time), six years since his family’s asylum visa expired. In a video message posted on Friday, a somber Librojo called on his supporters to join him at the San Francisco International Airport in . . . → read more
SAN JOSE, California – A group of Filipino Americans are hoping and praying that a kababayan, Jose "JB" Librojo, will be be spared from deportation. The National Alliance for Filipino Concerns (NAFCON) organized a forum last night to shed light on JB's plight and discuss ways to help him. The 31-year old JB is . . . → read more
Filipinos in the United States, through an online petition, are lobbying to stop the deportation of 31-year-old Jose Isabelo Librojo who has been an undocumented immigrant since 1995 when he was only 15 years old. Librojo, who resides in San Francisco, California, is facing deportation as the United States’ Department of Homeland Security (DHS) . . . → read more
A report of a leading Filipino-American newspaper in the United States on Tuesday said, "Immigrants are getting unwanted in America." "As Arizona and Alabama and other states passed harsh laws on immigrants, Pennsylvania, where many Filipinos reside, is ready to pass bills against illegal immigrants that would allow police to arrest suspected undocumented immigrants," . . . → read more
A retired Filipino seaman was not allowed to enter Hong Kong on Wednesday and was told that going there to attend the funeral of a relative was not a valid reason for a visa. Pepito Mamaril, 60, was held at Chep Lap Kok airport and sent back to the Philippines within hours of his . . . → read more
Of the fourteen islands in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), only five are inhabited. Two have populations of less than 10 people. The latest total count as of July 2011 from CIA sources shows a total population of about 46,000 — down from around 72,000 in 2000. Ninety percent of the . . . → read more
About 40 Filipino leaders representing major organizations on island attended Thursday a meeting organized by the Philippine Consulate General “to feel the pulse” of the Filipino community. Consul General Medardo Macaraig said key organizations such as the United Filipino Organization, Dekada Movement, Marianas Advocates for Humanitarian Affairs, Ltd. or MAHAL, Coalition for the Recognition, . . . → read more
CALIFORNIA – Thirty-four undocumented Filipinos with criminal records were arrested in the massive round-up of some 3,000 undocumented immigrants with criminal records. Homeland Security Investigator Luis Martinez told Balitang America that the arrested Filipinos will be scheduled for deportation. Meantime, in San Francisco, dozens of undocumented students and their advocates held a rally . . . → read more
Newark, N.J. – A Filipino family is relieved after the US Immigration and Custom Enforcement allowed them to stay in America, for now. The stay will be in effect for a year, giving the Gulfin family enough time to apply for permanent relief from deportation. The Gulfin family was originally scheduled to be deported . . . → read more
Philippine and United Arab Emirates officials have agreed to meet on the fate of some 80 Filipinos facing deportation after being caught illegally staying there. Dubai Immigration officials agreed to a meeting with the Philippine Consulate in Dubai to deport or ‘amend the position’ of 80 illegal Filipinos, the Khaleej Times reported Tuesday. . . . → read more |
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