Jordanian Student Deported Without a Hearing - ACLU Appeals
/The American Civil Liberties Union is appealing
the deportation of a Jordanian student from LaRoche College, saying the
man deserved a hearing first. Attorneys for 22-year-old Abdelqader
Abu-Snaineh (ab-del-KAY'-dur ah-BOO' SNAY'-nay) arrived for an
immigration hearing on September 15th, but were told by Judge Donald
Ferlise that he had already decided to deport Abu-Snaineh. The student
was arrested last summer for failing to comply with a new federal
program that requires men from Muslim countries to register with the
government. Abu-Snaineh says he got caught up in taking too many
classes and didn't register. Ferlise ruled -- based on written
arguments submitted by both sides -- that Abu-Snaineh purposely didn't
register and determined that was sufficient to kick Abu-Snaineh out of
the country. Immigration experts say they've rarely, if ever, heard of
a deportation ruling without a hearing. [more 
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