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    ARMENIAN WOMAN FACES DEPORTATION IN U.S.

    hetq
    [ 2011/03/04 | 13:03 ]

    U.S. immigration officials have told Silva Mamigonian that she must
    return to her native Armenia by March 17.

    The Rancho Cordova woman faces deportation because she entered this
    country illegally nine years ago with someone else's passport and
    claimed to be a U.S. citizen, officials contend.

    "The courts dismissed that claim as false but ICE (Immigration and
    Customs Enforcement) continues to state it as fact," said family
    friend Russ Reece. "Now the family is falling apart."

    Mamigonian and her Armenian-born husband, Nishan Simonyan, a U.S.

    citizen, have two young sons, who also are U.S. citizens.

    Reece said friends and family have helped with the couple's $100,000
    legal fees, including a recent $7,000 retainer to Mamigonian's
    attorney.

    A hearing about her deportation is pending before the 9th U.S. Circuit
    Court of Appeals.




    From: A. Papazian
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