Another Wrongful Deportation

The Miami Herald (http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/local/13168991.htm ) reports on the case of a wrongful deportation. The Department of Homeland Security wants to know why immigration agents deported Camerino Moreno Villa to Mexico on Oct. 6 — only to have to bring him back to Miami under a cloud of embarrassment because of a judge’s order. U.S. District Judge Adalberto Jordan said Monday he did not believe Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials deliberately violated his order to keep Moreno in South Florida until Oct. 16 for a hearing on his fate. But the judge said he would still consider holding immigration authorities in contempt of court if Homeland Security concludes there was official misconduct in the high-profile case. Jordan called the immigration agency’s deportation ”troubling,” but said he was at least encouraged that ICE officials appear to be taking steps to prevent another Moreno-type deportation from happening again.

KJ