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Wisconsin woman deported to Laos though she's never been there, doesn't speak the language
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There's a lot of stuff to unpack in this case, some of which was her fault, and some of which was not. Her lawyer advised her to sign the deportation agreement presented to her assuming they wouldn't follow through with it, and then they did.
... I can't even. Both her lawyer and ICE.
Lawyers, plural. She had two different lawyers who both fucked her over.
Incompetent shyster #1:
Incompetent shyster #2:
Yeah, that second lawyer took one hell of a gamble. I see where they were coming from, but those are extremely risky dice to roll... And now their client is in more trouble than ever... Critical failure.
And the first lawyer... I have nothing to say, what a dumbass.
How do I find out these lawyers? 'Cause I'm sure as shit not hiring them.
IIRC they basically never send anyone to Laos - it's "uncooperative" with deportations. So it wasn't that insane.
Historically sure. Now Trump is in power and deportations are the norm. The lawyer banked on precedent but should have considered president
Her lawyer is about to be facing a lawsuit.
From Laos?
How is any of it her fault? She never should have been put in a position to sign such an agreement in the first place.
She is an immigrant and knowingly committed a felony that some people spend a very long time in prison for. People have been deported for much less.
I think weed should be legal in the first place, and I think it's pretty fucked to deport her, but to say she that none of it is her fault is just wrong.
People are deported to countries they've never been to for much less? Yeah, I don't think so. My point was that she never should have been in a position to sign something that would deport her to fucking Laos.