Shields Immigrants: Rueda and Government Attorney

shields immigrants: Her case has drawn attention because she has no criminal record and is an immigration activist, according to Metro News. The immigration judge, Annie S. Garcy, said holding Rueda without bond was unduly severe and allowed her to be released on her own recognizance. Claudia Rueda, 22, plans to apply for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, a program started in 2012 under President Barack Obama that shields immigrants who came to the U.S. as young children from being deported. She noted Ruedas' academic and other achievements and was incredulous when a government attorney asked that Rueda be required to wear a monitoring device. The government attorney, Matthew Hanson, responded that Rueda was arrested twice, once for trespassing and once for disorderly conduct. Wow, an ankle bracelet Really said Garcy, who is on temporary assignment from Newark, New Jersey, under an administration effort to give higher priority to cases along the U.S. border with Mexico. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.