Dallas – Somehow an African-American
girl who spoke no Spanish at all was deported to Colombia by the U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency, also known as ICE.
Jakadrien Turner, who was missing since
April of 2010, was sent to the country after she gave Houston
authorities a false name of an acual illegal immigrant who had
warrants for her arrest.
According to News 8, ICE took
Jakadrien's fingerprints but didn't confirm her idetity for some
reason before deporting her to Colombia. Upon arrival the country
gave her a work card and released her.
Her grandmother Lorene found out her
location thanks to her Facebook messages.
"She talked about how they had her
working in this big house cleaning all day, and how tired she was,"
the elder Turner said.
Jakadrien ran away from home when she
felt under too much stress brought on by the death of her other
grandmother and her parents' divorce. After making her way to
Houston, she was arrested for theft and gave the fake name. Along
with the social media site and Dallas police, Lorene foun her
grandaughter.
However all is not settled for the
Turner family. Along with being pregnant, the Colombian government
is refusing to return the girl to her family.
ICE has released a statement:
ICE takes these allegations very seriously. At the direction of [the Department of Homeland Security], ICE is fully and immediately investigating this matter in order to expeditiously determine the facts of this case.
ICE claims it is
aware of cases when people claim to be someone else in order to avoid
being deported.
Despite it all however
Lorene is confident her grandaughter's case will be resolved saying
“I feel like she will come home. I just need help. And I need
prayer. ”
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