Immigrant of the Day: Armando Tejeda-Soto (Mexico)

Armando Tejeda-Soto is an artist who brings people together in the small Eastern Idaho town he lives in and has lived in since being brought here as a young boy. His vibrant paintings hang on the walls of local coffee shops and galleries. Armando inspires other artists to follow their passions. When Armando isn’t painting, he gives poetry readings at local gatherings, hikes in the beautiful Idaho wilderness, coaches soccer at his nephew’s elementary school, studies the Bible, and travels around town on his skateboard.

Armando is a high school graduate who hopes to one day go to college. He was recently arrested for driving without a license and is now facing deportation. Since Armando was placed in proceedings, his tight-knit siblings and friends have rallied to his support. Please take a moment and join them by signing this petition asking DHS lawyers to close his case. If Armando’s case is closed, he will be able to get a green card soon thanks to a petition filed for him years ago by his sister. If his case isn’t closed, Armando will be hit with the 10 year bar to returning the minute he sets foot in Mexico – with no chance of waiving it.

KJ