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10-18-2010, 02:10 PM
Jesuit priests Rogelio Cruz and Regino Martinez Breton were delayed by US Immigration officials at the Fort Lauderdale International Airport over the weekend. Father Rogelio, assigned to a rural parish in the province of San Francisco de Macoris, was detained for two hours and then released, but Father Regino, an outspoken critic of immigration abuses and human trafficking was held for 15 hours and threatened with deportation before being released.
Both priests were on their way to take part in a forum organized by Father Luis Barrios, a well-known rights activist in New York who had been sentenced to two months in prison for contempt of court by a Georgia judge. According to Listin Diario, calls were made to NY Congressman Charles Rangel and other officials to help secure Father Regino's release. The Jesuit priest has been the leader of the Center for Immigrant Solidarity in Dajabon since it was founded more than 25 years ago.
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Both priests were on their way to take part in a forum organized by Father Luis Barrios, a well-known rights activist in New York who had been sentenced to two months in prison for contempt of court by a Georgia judge. According to Listin Diario, calls were made to NY Congressman Charles Rangel and other officials to help secure Father Regino's release. The Jesuit priest has been the leader of the Center for Immigrant Solidarity in Dajabon since it was founded more than 25 years ago.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#6)