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[EnglishLanguage 4261] Re: Adult Ed students deported for visiting White House
Steve Kaufmann
steve at thelinguist.comFri May 15 10:08:49 EDT 2009
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These two are not facing deportation "for visiting the White House".
On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 4:25 PM, Lynne Weintraub <lynneweintraub at hotmail.com
> wrote:
> Thinking about taking a class to visit the White House? Read this first:
>
> WASHINGTON — Two people facing deportation from the United States have been
> taken into custody at the White House<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/14/two-students-taking-tour-_n_203723.html#> gate.
> They had arrived for a tour of the executive mansion.
>
> The pair was part of an adult education program, and a routine background
> check showed they had an outstanding immigration order against them.
>
> White House spokesman<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/14/two-students-taking-tour-_n_203723.html#> Nick
> Shapiro says they were taken into custody Thursday morning before they
> entered the compound.
>
> All White House visitors are required to undergo a U.S. Secret Service
> background check. Shapiro says agents discovered the problems and informed
> immigration officials, according to protocol.
>
>
> Source:
> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/14/two-students-taking-tour-_n_203723.html
>
>
>
> Lynne Weintraub
> Amherst MA
>
>
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