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. >>> imÁgenes de las acciones de una comunidad en maryland que se moviliza para impedir que jorge acuÑan dolor inmenso juan roa es primo de jorge y como la orden de deportaciÓn, era solo para su tÍo. pero los agentes se llevaron a toda la familia, y que habÍa perdido su peticiÓn de quedarse en estados unidos. >>> si el crimen es estar acÁ, trabajando, estudiando. en mejorar la economÍa y lo de este paÍs. ice tenÍa la razÓn. er pero si no es un crimen es un caso in jurbl. clasificar a los indocumentados de acuerdo al riesgo que kept an. traerÁ fifr mido al interrogante de su una persona serÁ o no detenida. yo no me siento muy confiado. . >>> escepticismo de este abogado llega porque las historias como la de la familia acuÑa se repite una y otra vez. >>> el memorandum es cÁmara. y es bastante liberal pero entiendo que no se utiliza el memorandum al pie de la letra. se u en e lo que los defensores dis escriben como los po dres resultados favorables, que ha dado la revisiÓn que el gobierno anunciÓ a 300 milkha soso de deportaciÓn. dicen que 150 34i8 casos fueron analizados. 1.500 zaoern cer
. >>> imÁgenes de las acciones de una comunidad en maryland que se moviliza para impedir que jorge acuÑan dolor inmenso juan roa es primo de jorge y como la orden de deportaciÓn, era solo para su tÍo. pero los agentes se llevaron a toda la familia, y que habÍa perdido su peticiÓn de quedarse en estados unidos. >>> si el crimen es estar acÁ, trabajando, estudiando. en mejorar la economÍa y lo de este paÍs. ice tenÍa la razÓn. er pero si no es un crimen es un caso in...
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the plight of 19-year-old montgomery county college student jorge acuna and his family has captured the attention of the entire county council and has lit a fire under the illegal immigration issue in maryland. that college student has been in the country since he was 8 years old and scott broom was in rockville where people were rallying for his cause. >> reporter: i'm scott broom in rockville where a young college student facing deportation received a hero's welcome this afternoon after being released from detention. 19-year-old jorge steven acuna and his family just released from a maximum security holding facility on maryland's eastern shore pending deportation proceedings late yesterday. and they've come home to a hero's welcome. friends from montgomery college hastily started an online campaign last week to get him and his family freed. >> you're brought to this country by your parents and all you're willing to do here is get an education, have a dream, set some goals up. >> reporter: but not everyone here is a supporter. >> if you come here illegally and you don't do the right th
the plight of 19-year-old montgomery county college student jorge acuna and his family has captured the attention of the entire county council and has lit a fire under the illegal immigration issue in maryland. that college student has been in the country since he was 8 years old and scott broom was in rockville where people were rallying for his cause. >> reporter: i'm scott broom in rockville where a young college student facing deportation received a hero's welcome this afternoon after...
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he's now 19 and jorge acuna has been in the country since he was 8 and his plight has attracted a lot of attention. >> reporter: i'm scott broom in rockville where a young college student facing deportation received a hero's welcome this afternoon after being released from detention. 19-year-old jorge steven acuna and his family just released from a maximum security holding facility on maryland's eastern shore pending deportation proceedings late yesterday. >> fighting for justice! >> reporter: and they've come home to a hero's welcome. friends from montgomery college where acuna is carrying a 3.5 gpa hastily started an online campaign last week to get him and his family freed. >> you're brought here to this country by your parents and all you're willing to do here is get an education, have a dream, set some goals up. >> reporter: but not everyone here is a supporter. >> if you come here illegally and you don't do the right things, i don't care if you get great grades. it's good for you, but it's the law. we deport people. >> these are the kind of people we want in our country, not to
he's now 19 and jorge acuna has been in the country since he was 8 and his plight has attracted a lot of attention. >> reporter: i'm scott broom in rockville where a young college student facing deportation received a hero's welcome this afternoon after being released from detention. 19-year-old jorge steven acuna and his family just released from a maximum security holding facility on maryland's eastern shore pending deportation proceedings late yesterday. >> fighting for justice!...
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19-year-old montgomery college student -- the plight of 19-year-old montgomery college student jorge acuna has caught the attention of the community. >> reporter: we're on route 335 hungerford drive in rockville. these are friends of jorge steven acuna, a lot of friends. he's a guy who has been in the country since he was 8 years old, his family from colombia but they never managed to make it legal and his college career took a big detour last week when he got hocked up by -- locked up by immigration. 19-year-old jorge steven acuna and his family just released from a maximum security holding facility on maryland's eastern shore pending deportation proceedings last yesterday. and they've come home to a hero's welcome. >> fighting for justice! up with education, down with deportation! >> reporter: friends from montgomery college where acuna is carrying a 3.95 gpa hastily started a campaign last week to get him and his family freed went viral. >> there's future cases that can still happen if we don't manage to turn this around. >> reporter: surrounded by supporters this afternoon, the family
19-year-old montgomery college student -- the plight of 19-year-old montgomery college student jorge acuna has caught the attention of the community. >> reporter: we're on route 335 hungerford drive in rockville. these are friends of jorge steven acuna, a lot of friends. he's a guy who has been in the country since he was 8 years old, his family from colombia but they never managed to make it legal and his college career took a big detour last week when he got hocked up by -- locked up by...
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. >> we're talking about jorge acuna who is the son of the two immigrants. this is a student on the dean's list with dreams of being a surgeon. he's a week from spring break and his birthday is two weeks away, but then came the knock on the door from customs agents that changed everything. the chants, the signs, the rally at rockville town square all sparked by what happened to this montgomery county college student jorge steven acuna. >> i'll catch up with my schoolwork and everything will be all right. >> reporter: his parents came to america in 2001 seeking political asylum from colombia. casa says they spent tens of thousands of dollars for an attorney who was disbarred eventually. they lost their plea for political asylum, so last wednesday customs agents showed up at their home. >> my dad walked upstairs. i was about to get up, get ready for school and all of a sudden my dad knocks on my door and he's like i'm sorry, i'm sorry. immigration is here. we were in maximum security for about four days. >> down with deportation of. >> reporter: outraged by wh
. >> we're talking about jorge acuna who is the son of the two immigrants. this is a student on the dean's list with dreams of being a surgeon. he's a week from spring break and his birthday is two weeks away, but then came the knock on the door from customs agents that changed everything. the chants, the signs, the rally at rockville town square all sparked by what happened to this montgomery county college student jorge steven acuna. >> i'll catch up with my schoolwork and...
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4000 firmas se han recolectado en menos de 48 horas pidiendo que se detenga la deportación de jorge stephen acuñaen detenidos desde el pasado miércoles donde cuando agentes de migración los arrestaron en su hogar. >> mi reacción era que no lo creía, como había pasada esto,. >> reportera: melisa lidera los esfuerzos de sus compañeros que esperan llamar la atención de los congresistas y senadores, el joven detenido llegó de su país cuando sólo tenía ocho años y para quienes lo conocen la matriz del caso es que a pesar de sus logros académicos o está tras las rejas como un criminal. >> el no ha hecho nada malo, aquí estamos sus amigos y esto no es justo. >> reportera: los miembros del consejo de montgomery enviaron un comunicado de la casa blanca y el departamento interna que intervenga en esta terrible situación, la organización casa de maryland tan es involucrado. >> esto muestra cómo la meditación del presente barack obama no está consiguiendo lo que dice. >> reportera: el caso de este joven llega unos días después de que el estado de la florida otro estudiante que también se enfrentaba a la depo
4000 firmas se han recolectado en menos de 48 horas pidiendo que se detenga la deportación de jorge stephen acuñaen detenidos desde el pasado miércoles donde cuando agentes de migración los arrestaron en su hogar. >> mi reacción era que no lo creía, como había pasada esto,. >> reportera: melisa lidera los esfuerzos de sus compañeros que esperan llamar la atención de los congresistas y senadores, el joven detenido llegó de su país cuando sólo tenía ocho años y para...
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the young man is jorge steven acuna, a college student. st wednesday, immigration agents took jorge and his family into custody. this video popped up on youtube. an effort to get jorge's story out and gain support. he came to the u.s. at 8 years old with his mother and father from colombia. they tried to get political asylum but were denied several times. they ignored an order to leave in 2008 and have been in the country illegally ever since. on facebook, you see it here, there's a page. and there's also a letter from the montgomery county council. this supports -- shows -- highlights that jorge was an honors student at northwest high school and is a semester away from graduating from montgomery college. the entire council now urging the white house and the department of homeland security to step in and stop the family's pending deportation. the online petition has nearly 5,000 signatures right now. and according to facebook, a group is organizing a rally, march, and vigil tomorrow. it will start at rockville town center around 3:00. right
the young man is jorge steven acuna, a college student. st wednesday, immigration agents took jorge and his family into custody. this video popped up on youtube. an effort to get jorge's story out and gain support. he came to the u.s. at 8 years old with his mother and father from colombia. they tried to get political asylum but were denied several times. they ignored an order to leave in 2008 and have been in the country illegally ever since. on facebook, you see it here, there's a page. and...
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acuna family." there's an online petition supporteding jorge with nearly 5,000 signatures now.rding to the facebook page there's a rally, march, and vigil tomorrow at 3:00 p.m. at rockville town center. and at the same time, there's a -- the family attorney for the acunas is working to get a stay with the immigration court to try to get the family to work through the froprocess to be he longer. >> even if it's deferred, how long would it be? >> for the people gathering to support, they want the end result to be -- toal huh jorge to stay in -- to allow sdwroerj stay -- to allow jorge to stay in the country. >> thank you very much. >>> yahoo! has followed through with an online threat and filed a lawsuit against facebook. yahoo! claims that facebook infringed on ten of its patents including advertising, privacy controls, and social networking. yahoo! threatened to sue last month. the lawsuit comes as facebook prepares to cash in with a public offering valuing the company at nearly $100 billion. >>> how many miles are there in ten kilometers? >> sorry, i didn't find any messages f
acuna family." there's an online petition supporteding jorge with nearly 5,000 signatures now.rding to the facebook page there's a rally, march, and vigil tomorrow at 3:00 p.m. at rockville town center. and at the same time, there's a -- the family attorney for the acunas is working to get a stay with the immigration court to try to get the family to work through the froprocess to be he longer. >> even if it's deferred, how long would it be? >> for the people gathering to...