17-12-2017 21:03 via connecticut.cbslocal.com

Rally Planned For Immigrant Facing Deportation

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Supporters of an immigrant facing deportation to Colombia are planning a rally outside of the Hartford federal courthouse to call on authorities to let him stay in the U.S. while he tries to get his asylum case reopened.
The gathering to support Francisco Acosta is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Monday. He has been ordered to report to federal immigration authorities on Monday with a one-way ticket to Colombia dated for next month.
Acosta says he fled Colombia in 2001 because of
Read more »