Sole Survivor of Horrible Crash Gets Good News

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The sole survivor of a family killed in a horrific, mile-long pileup on Florida's I-75 will not be deported, federal immigration officials said.

15-year-old Lidiane Carmo learned Tuesday in a Gainesville hospital that her pastor father, mother, 17-year-old sister and uncle were dead, reports WSBTV. The family came to the United States from Brazil 12 years ago, according to relatives, then stayed illegally when their visas expired.

"The Carmo family was in the United States illegally," Alonso Oliveira, a fellow pastor and family friend told CNN. "The family wanted to obtain legal status but had no laws to help them do so."

The Carmo family was on their way back to their home in Georgia from attending a religious conference in Orlando when smoke and smog from a brush fire apparently contributed to a massive wreck that claimed 11 lives and injured 18 people.

Relatives who wanted to keep the ninth-grader in the United States feared she would be sent back to Brazil when her undocumented status was revealed, but U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokeswoman Barbara Gonzalez said in a statement the agency's "stated priorities include convicted criminals, immigration fugitives, repeat immigration law violators and recent border crossers."

"Our thoughts and prayers are with Miss Lidiane Carmo as she deals with the tragic loss of her family," Gonzalez said, according to CNN. "Reports of her facing deportation are completely false."

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"The family wanted to obtain legal status but had no laws to help them do so."

We have plenty of ways to obtain legal status, but they involve not breaking the law in the first place. You may as well have a bank robber ask for laws so he can keep his gun and money and walk around free.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with Miss Lidiane Carmo as she deals with the tragic loss of her family," Gonzalez said, according to CNN. "Reports of her facing deportation are completely false."

Unless they plan to hand her a green card or citizenship it is still going to be a hard road for her. Hmmm maybe she will get adopted by a USC.

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The sole survivor of a family killed in a horrific, mile-long pileup on Florida's I-75 will not be deported, federal immigration officials said.

15-year-old Lidiane Carmo learned Tuesday in a Gainesville hospital that her pastor father, mother, 17-year-old sister and uncle were dead, reports WSBTV. The family came to the United States from Brazil 12 years ago, according to relatives, then stayed illegally when their visas expired.

"The Carmo family was in the United States illegally," Alonso Oliveira, a fellow pastor and family friend told CNN. "The family wanted to obtain legal status but had no laws to help them do so."

The Carmo family was on their way back to their home in Georgia from attending a religious conference in Orlando when smoke and smog from a brush fire apparently contributed to a massive wreck that claimed 11 lives and injured 18 people.

Relatives who wanted to keep the ninth-grader in the United States feared she would be sent back to Brazil when her undocumented status was revealed, but U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokeswoman Barbara Gonzalez said in a statement the agency's "stated priorities include convicted criminals, immigration fugitives, repeat immigration law violators and recent border crossers."

"Our thoughts and prayers are with Miss Lidiane Carmo as she deals with the tragic loss of her family," Gonzalez said, according to CNN. "Reports of her facing deportation are completely false."

I guess because the laws aren't supposed to help people who do things illegaly. :no:

Tragic for the young lady though. Hopefully a good family will adopt her.

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This is truly a tragedy for this young woman. To find out that her entire family died and then have the fear of being returned to a country she doesn't know is something I could never imagine. I read in an article on CNN that she barely speaks Portuguese.

For those that insist she be deported remember that she didn't make the decision to overstay her visa, her parents did. I agree with the determination of ICE that she is not a priority to be deported and therefore will not be deported at this time. Hopefully someone from her church will adopt her so she can gain legal status in the US.

The family friend said that they had no way to obtain legal status, but to me that isn't an excuse. The family probably entered on a tourist visa and probably intended to overstay their visa. Once the parents made this decision they also created their legal mess as so many have before them. One solution to this problem is some sort of amnesty program, but this would have to come with severe penalties in order for it to be considered fair to those who have gone through the process without breaking the law. I don't know what that penalty could be, but it doesn't matter, because our current political climate will not allow a solution to be made. Instead we will continue to have people enter the US illegally which will just make it harder for those of us that try to follow the rules so that we can live with our loved ones.

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She has relatives who are USCs ? oh wow - long time long time 'hide under the radar' for her entire family . Well, now they're dead.

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Hope she finds a good family. What a tragedy!