Fri Oct 13, 2023 – 3:42 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) — The Romeike family has been granted a temporary one-year stay of deportation from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after pro-family voices pushed back against the agency’s effort to kick them out of the country last month.
The #Romeikes & our attorney met with ICE staff in TN, where they signed the paperwork to extend their stay in the US for another year.
Next, we need Congress to pass H.R. 5423, or a decision from the Biden admin to grant them permanent residency. https://t.co/oICQ3HVYM6. pic.twitter.com/LvRdDXxk8V
— HSLDA (@HSLDA) October 11, 2023
Originally from Germany, the Romeikes fled to the United States in 2008 to homeschool their five children. Former President Barack Obama sought to have them removed from the U.S. in 2012. A lengthy legal battle ensued, with the Romeikes, who had been (and are still) living in east Tennessee, eventually losing their appeal for asylum to the U.S. Supreme Court in 2014.
Thanks to public pressure from LifeSite and others, the Department of Homeland Security announced in March of 2014 to “defer action” on their case. Last month, the family was informed out of the
The remainder of this article is available in its entirety at LifeSite News
The views expressed in this news alert by the author do not directly represent that of The Christian Journal or its editors