一个持有绿卡的密苏里人,尽管在美国长期居住并得到社区支持,但由于过去的毒品定罪,他仍面临被驱逐回荷兰的危险。 A Missouri man with a green card faces deportation to the Netherlands due to past drug convictions, despite long-term U.S. residency and community support.

Owen Ramsingh,哥伦比亚人,密苏里州,绿卡持有者,自5岁起就在美国居住,在新墨西哥移民法官下令终身禁止入境之后,将被遣送回荷兰。 Owen Ramsingh, a Columbia, Missouri, green card holder who has lived in the U.S. since age five, is to be deported to the Netherlands after a New Mexico immigration judge imposed a lifetime reentry ban. 尽管他在2月延长了绿卡,并拥有长期居留权,但该决定是根据以往的毒品定罪作出的,包括1997年的可卡因指控和2011年的大麻犯罪后来被撤销。 Despite renewing his green card in February and having long-term residency, the decision follows past drug convictions, including a 1997 cocaine charge and a 2011 marijuana offense later expunged. 9月,Ramsingh在探亲返回时被拘留在芝加哥机场。 Ramsingh was detained in September at a Chicago airport while returning from a family visit. 他的案件得到了社区支持,并配有GoFundMe和一揽子照料计划,8至10年内可以免除。 His case has drawn community support, with a GoFundMe and care packages, and may allow a waiver in 8 to 10 years.