Rubidia, home free?

Posted on by Cecil Bothwell

Rubidia Carballo, the Roberson High School student threatened with deportation to her native country of El Salvador, has apparently won her case.

Dorit Kasper, a friend of the Carballo family who has worked to help keep the 17-year-old in the United States, told Xpress that the federal government has dropped its case against Rubidia. (See, “Locals Rally for 17-year-old Facing Deportation,” Feb. 28, Xpress). Her legal status will reportedly be affirmed at a hearing to be held in Atlanta on April 23.

Kasper also said that the family still owes upward of $3,000 in legal fees incurred while fending off the deportation proceedings. She encouraged anyone willing to help out with the expenses to send checks made out to Rubidia Carballo, c/o UUCA Human Rights Team, 1 Edwin Place, Asheville, NC 28801.

— Cecil Bothwell, staff writer

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About Cecil Bothwell
A writer for Mountain Xpress since three years before there WAS an MX--back in the days of GreenLine. Former managing editor of the paper, founding editor of the Warren Wilson College environmental journal, Heartstone, member of the national editorial board of the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies, publisher of Brave Ulysses Books, radio host of "Blows Against the Empire" on WPVM-LP 103.5 FM, co-author of the best selling guide Finding your way in Asheville. Lives with three cats, macs and cacti. His other car is a canoe. Paints, plays music and for the past five years has been researching and soon to publish a critical biography--Billy Graham: Prince of War:
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One thought on “Rubidia, home free?”

  1. zen

    That’s great! Wow… $3000 for ‘some paperwork problems’ is up there with the usual government waste and overkill.

    Thanks for informing us, and Rubidia, good luck and i hope everything goes well in Atlanta.

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