A pro-amnesty, anti-deportation organization whose goal is to “get Immigration and Customs Enforcement out of our communities” recently tried to stop the deportation of a drunk-driving convict, alleging to MundoFox that the man should be spared from deportation because of his record of service as a member of their organization.
The campaign to keep José Quinde from being deported featured a photo of a revolutionary fist-raising Quinde at the facilities of Unidad Latina en Acción (United Latin Action, or ULA) New Jersey, with a poster of anti-American revolutionary Che Guevara hoisted prominently in the background.
“Activists seek to avoid José being added to that list [of deportations by the Obama administration] because of his work with a pro-immigrant organization,” MundoFox’s Peggy Carranza reported, while interviewing the ULA’s Roberto Vaca.
PEGGY CARRANZA: ...activists seek to avoid José being added to that list because of his work with a pro-immigrant organization.
ROBERTO VACA,UNITED LATIN ACTION: Mainly helping immigrants who are in danger of being deported, immigrants whose wages are being stolen. We also do that.
PEGGY CARRANZA: and so you say José has collaborated in all that?
ROBERTO VACA, UNITED LATIN ACTION: Yes, he is an active member of our organization. So it is worth to keeping someone of that nature here with us.
Just hours after the report, however, José Quinde was deported by ICE. And within just a few days of Quinde’s deportation, damning evidence against ULA allegations was revealed by the organization itself, on its own Facebook page.
José llego muy tarde a nuestra organización con solo 5 días, pese a este factor, decidimos luchar una vez mas en en...
Posted by Unidad Latina en Acción NJ on Monday, May 25, 2015
“José arrived very late to our organization, with only five days. Despite that factor, we decided to struggle once against ‘la Migra’ (federal Immigration authorities),” ULA posted on its Facebook page on May 25. So evidently, by ULA’s own admission, their comrade in arms did not in fact have a considerable record of service working with their organization, but only desperately appealed to the organization a scant five days before his deportation order was to be executed.
As the Che-cheering ULA continues its efforts and publicity pitches to halt all deportations and the enforcement of federal immigration law, it apparently has no qualms about lying or attempting to deceive MundoFox, the rest of the media and the public in general.
Relevant portions of the referenced Noticias MundoFox segment are below.
Noticias MundoFox 05/26/2015 5:30 P.M.
English Translation:
ROLANDO NICHOLS: Activists in a community have launched a campaign to prevent a Hispanic father from being deported. This man received his airplane ticket to leave the country in hours. Peggy Carranza bring us his case from New York.
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PEGGY CARRANZA: José had a conviction for driving under the influence 10 years ago and according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), that can make him a priority for deportation. However, his lawyer submitted a request for deferred action.
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...the Obama Administration deported a record of more than 438,000 undocumented immigrants during fiscal year 2013 and activists seek to avoid José being added to that list because of his work with a pro-immigrant organization.
ROBERTO VACA,UNITED LATIN ACTION: Mainly helping immigrants who are in danger of being deported, immigrants whose wages are being stolen. We also do that.
PEGGY CARRANZA: and so you say José has collaborated in all that?
ROBERTO VACA, UNITED LATIN ACTION: Yes, he is an active member of our organization. So it is worth to keeping someone of that nature here with us.
PEGGY CARRANZA: José’s attorney says he has stopped similar deportations before and his plan is that it be postponed until ICE make a final decision about his case.
Español Original:
ROLANDO NICHOLS: Activistas en una comunidad han lanzado una campaña para que no sea deportado un padre hispano. Ese hombre recibió un boleto para salir del país en cuestión de horas. Peggy Carranza nos tiene su caso desde Nueva York.
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PEGGY CARRANZA: ...José tendría una convicción por conducir en estado de ebriedad hace diez años y según el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas, esto puede convertirlo en prioridad para la deportación. Pero su abogado presentó una solicitud de acción diferida.
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...la administración del presidente Barack Obama deportó un récord de más de 438,000 indocumentados en el año fiscal de 2013 y activistas buscan que José no engrose esta lista debido a su trabajo con una organización pro-inmigrante.
ROBERTO VACA, UNIDAD LATINA EN ACCION: Principalmente ayudando a los inmigrantes que están en peligro de deportación, inmigrantes que están siendo robados de sus salarios. También nosotros hacemos eso.
PEGGY CARRANZA: ¿Y entonces tú dices que José ha colaborado en todo esto?
ROBERTO VACA, UNIDAD LATINA EN ACCION: Sí, él es un miembro activo de nuestra organización, entonces vale la pena mantener una persona de esa naturaleza aquí con nosotros.
PEGGY CARRANZA: El abogado de José dice que ha detenido deportaciones similares anteriormente y que su plan es que sea postergada hasta que ICE tome una decisión definitiva en torno a su caso.
