On Oct. 12, the family's Delta flight from Amsterdam landed at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta. Furman and her two children are Canadian by birth, but they've lived in the United States for almost 13 years and are permanent residents. Earlier in the year, in fact, the Department of Homeland Security renewed their green cards until 2014.
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Ryan had been a passenger in a car that was pulled over by police, who found less than an ounce of marijuana under the seat in front of him. Ryan admitted it was his. He was charged with possession and, because the pot was divided among a few bags, intent to sell, manufacture or deliver.
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James Clark, an enforcement officer with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, a division of Homeland Security, ruled that "this immigration officer has reason to believe that you are an alien who has been an illicit trafficker in a controlled substance."
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Says Cohen, "They're going to great lengths and wasting a lot of money trying to deport somebody who doesn't need to be deported. The kid made a mistake when he was 15. But he's turned his life around."
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CreativeLoafing Atlanta / AltWeeklies
Dude is 18, has a profession, has Canadian citizenship by birthright - and he's whining about not being able to stay in the USA. Priorities son, get your priorities straight.
Cohen says he's(Furman) "turned his life around".
A lesson for us all.
That's how you do it - kowtow, lie, snivel, grovel, and if you're convincing maybe they'll throw you some table scraps, after they're through feasting on your moral superiors.
