Capital Region News

Latham Rally Today For Woman Facing Deportation

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Dave Lucas

Published March 8, 2017 at 9:45 AM EST

With people observing International Women's Day, a mid-day rally is being held in New York's Capital Region to stave off a deportation.

The Columbia County Sanctuary Movement plans to accompany Elsa Martinez for a 12:30 p.m. check-in at the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services office in Latham, where will they will ask Homeland Security not to deport her, but to work with her on her pending status. According to the group's Facebook page, Martinez has five U.S.-born children, all of whom attended Hudson High School. She also has one grandson she helps care for. Activists say her passport was taken away from her at her during a previous check-in.

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Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.

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