Sacramento DACA Recipient Faces Uncertain Future After Immigration Case Reopened | KQED

"The sudden reopening of the case, which she said was administratively closed over a decade ago, has affected nearly every aspect of her life, including her job. Valladares said her employer gave her a choice after learning she could be required to leave for court proceedings or potentially be detained: resign now or risk being fired and barred from working for the company again. "They told me that if I were to get detained and I couldn't contact my job, it would be considered job abandonment, so ultimately if that happened, I wouldn't be eligible for rehire," she said."

"She has since received food assistance and legal support from NorCal Resist, a Sacramento-based immigrant advocacy and mutual aid organization. NorCal Resist Program Director Giselle Garcia said a weeks-long battle to get the case moved to California, which included garnering support from Sacramento Congresswoman Doris Matsui, finally paid off. A second motion to change venue was accepted by the Atlanta court last month. But Garcia says that doesn't mean Valladares' life is back on track."

""She lost a job that she worked very hard to get and to thrive in, she's facing housing insecurity," Garcia stressed. "She's still going to be forced to engage in this procedure that is quite frankly not a fair one. The odds are always stacked against the respondent." Valladares now has to wait for the Sacramento immigration court to issue a new hearing date. Legal experts and immigration attorneys say it's difficult to know exactly how many people are in similar situations as Valladares because data from immigration courts is often delayed."

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A previously administratively closed immigration case was reopened after more than a decade, affecting nearly every part of life, including employment. The employer offered a choice: resign or risk being fired and barred from future work if detention prevented contact during court proceedings. Food assistance and legal support were provided by an immigrant advocacy and mutual aid organization. Efforts to move the case to California succeeded after weeks of work and support from a Sacramento congresswoman, and a second venue-change motion was accepted. Even with the venue change, housing insecurity and the need to continue an unfair procedure remain. A new hearing date must be issued by the Sacramento immigration court, and delayed court data makes similar cases hard to quantify. Separately, the U.S. Department of Education is investigating how a school district responds to educators accused of sexual misconduct with students.

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