Maui mother facing deportation to Mexico granted reprieve
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tania Venegas, center, her son Edgard and lawyer Clare Hanusz, discuss her deportation case with reporters in Honolulu today. Venegas, who fears returning to Mexico because of an abusive ex-boyfriend there, turned herself in for deportation but was later released after posting a $5,000 bond while U.S. immigration officials consider her asylum case.
A Maui mother facing deportation to Mexico is getting a reprieve while U.S. immigration officials consider her asylum case.
Tania Venegas turned herself in to immigration officials in Honolulu today after receiving a notice ordering her to report for deportation.
Her lawyer Clare Hanusz says she negotiated for Venegas to be released on $5,000 bond. Hanusz is asking immigration officials to reconsider deporting Venegas. Hanusz is asking that Venegas be allowed to remain in the United States because she fears an abusive ex-boyfriend in Mexico.
Hanusz says Venegas has lived on Maui since 2006 after overstaying a visa. Her deportation case has been pending since 2008.
The mother of three U.S.-born children was released later today after her U.S. citizen sister arrived with a check to pay the bond.
