Harvard Sophomore Faces Deportation to Mexico

Harvard Sophomore Faces Deportation to Mexico
By Xi Yu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER
Published: Friday, June 11, 2010

UPDATED 8:25 p.m.

Eric Balderas '13, a rising sophomore in Eliot House, was detained by immigration authorities on Monday and is facing deportation to Mexico, according to the Associated Press.

Activists and friends of the undocumented student said that Balderas was allegedly detained when he tried to use his Harvard identification to board a plane from his hometown of San Antonio, Tex. to Boston, the AP reported.

Balderas was released on Monday and is now awaiting an immigration hearing on July 6, according to his friend Mario Rodas, who created a Facebook page in light of Monday's events.

"Eric is a model stellar student and citizen at Harvard University," the page, titled Keep Eric Home, stated. "His deportation will deprive all of us of a potential citizen whose courage, commitment, and sincere desire to help others through science can only make our country a better place."

More:
http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2010/6/11/balderas-according-immigration-eric/

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