LAT: US seeks to deport ex-councilwoman. "Cuban-born Zoila Meyer surrendered to the San Bernardino County office of the Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Tuesday and was arrested on charges of violating immigration laws. The arrest stems from Meyer's voting in the presidential election and pleading guilty to an unlawful voter charge last year. Meyer, a 40-year-old mother of four who has lived in the United States since she was 1, is a legal alien resident but not a U.S. citizen, according to the San Bernardino County district attorney's office. Meyer could not be reached Friday but told the Associated Press that she always assumed she was a citizen, and was unaware of her immigration status when she voted and ran for office." Reader B, "Justice is seeking to deport a woman for voting in a presidential election. She was born in Cuba and brought to the US when she was a baby and had no idea she wasn't a citizen."

Posted by Laura at June 30, 2007 12:01 PM