fan 4ever Posted October 19, 2006 Report Share Posted October 19, 2006 Rapper Slick Rick Facing Deportation Again By Nolan Strong Date: 10/18/2006 5:30 pm Rapper Slick Rick has enlisted the aid of Russell Simmons' Hip-Hop Summit Action Network to help prevent him from being deported from the United States. The organization will hold a press conference Oct. 24 at 11 a.m. in front of the Federal Court Building in New York. Slick Rick (born Richard Walters), 41, served five years and 12 days in prison for shooting his cousin and a bystander in a disagreement in 1990. Under U.S. law, any foreign national who serves more than five years in prison for committing a felony faces automatic deportation. In 1995, the rapper won a ruling by an immigration judge allowing him to stay in the U.S., but in June 2002 Slick Rick was re-arrested after performing on a Caribbean cruise ship. When the luxury boat returned to Miami, the Immigration and Naturalization Service cited a 1997 arrest warrant on immigration violations and charged Rick with voluntarily deporting himself and illegally reentering the country. Rick served 17 months in the INS Detention Facility in Bradenton, Fla., before being released in October 2003. The rapper's case has been assigned to Florida's 11th Circuit Court and he has been stripped of his status as a permanent resident and once again, faces deportation. "With all of the real and present threats to American society from terrorism, why is the government chasing this rapper?" asked HSAN Co-Chairman Dr. Benjamin Chavis. "It's an obscene misuse of scarce resources." Since the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the U.S. has hardened its policy toward illegal aliens residing in the country. According to Jean Butterfield, executive director of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the U.S. is deporting almost 200,000 aliens per year. "They're breadwinners whose families are U.S. citizens--and in most cases there's nothing a judge can do to help them," Butterfield said. "The mentality now is enforcement only. Discretion has been taken away from the judges and put in the hands of the executive branch. It's a damaging policy, which has not made the country safer. On the contrary, it inflicts untold hardships on our economy, our families, and our social fabric." According to Chavis and Slick Rick's supporters, the rapper is a model citizen who completed his parole, has not been convicted of any crimes since his original conviction and is a hardworking family-oriented man. Says Chavis, "The government is conducting a vendetta against Rick and we're not going to stand for it." Source: allhiphop.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpinJack AJ Posted October 19, 2006 Report Share Posted October 19, 2006 This all seems unnecessary 2 me. I heard this on the radio last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxFly Posted October 19, 2006 Report Share Posted October 19, 2006 Thrilled to see that my tax dollars are being used well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Tiger Posted October 19, 2006 Report Share Posted October 19, 2006 Ridiculous. They need to give the guy a break already. God Blessa! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lerkot Posted October 19, 2006 Report Share Posted October 19, 2006 Yeah. Leave him alone ffs. His son is like 12 or something, he has grown up in the USA. Would be really nice to uproot him now and destroy his family. Its not only unfair to Slick Rick but also to his family.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigted Posted October 19, 2006 Report Share Posted October 19, 2006 This is ridiculous, they're obviously targeting him 'cause he's a celebrity, he ain't doing nothing wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted October 19, 2006 Report Share Posted October 19, 2006 When the luxury boat returned to Miami, the Immigration and Naturalization Service cited a 1997 arrest warrant on immigration violations and charged Rick with voluntarily deporting himself and illegally reentering the country. thats such bs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Hero1 Posted October 20, 2006 Admin Report Share Posted October 20, 2006 pathetic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viktor Posted October 21, 2006 Report Share Posted October 21, 2006 This is ridiculous, they're obviously targeting him 'cause he's a celebrity, he ain't doing nothing wrong how about shooting people? thats not wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lerkot Posted October 21, 2006 Report Share Posted October 21, 2006 That was 15 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigted Posted October 21, 2006 Report Share Posted October 21, 2006 That was 15 years ago. Yeah he already served his time for that and cleaned his life up, he shouldn't be punished for that one mistake forever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted November 1, 2006 Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 it's a damn shame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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