New York-Based Immigration Activist Wins Stay of Deportation

An immigration activist who claims he was targeted for deportation because of his criticism of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. immigration policy is entitled to a stay of removal, a federal appeals court ruled April 25.

Ravidath Ragbir is a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago, but became a lawful permanent resident of the U.S. in 1994. An immigration judge entered an order of removal against him in 2006 because of his prior convictions for wire fraud. He received a series of administrative stays of removal from ICE.

Ragbir became an outspoken activist on immigration issues. He publicly criticized ICE, ...