More than 100 kids sue over parents' deportations
June 17, 2009 11:47 AM
MIAMI, Florida (AP) - Roughly 150 children are suing President Barack Obama to halt the deportations of their parents until Congress overhauls U.S. immigration laws.
The children are U.S. citizens and say their constitutional rights are being violated because they, too, probably will have to leave the country if their parents are forced out.
The group is gathering Wednesday in Miami to talk about the case. They originally brought their lawsuit against the Bush administration. It was refiled in January in Miami.
The children's attorneys say the parents came to the United States before 1996 immigration changes made it more difficult for them to become legal residents. They had expected to be allowed to stay.
