Acquitted member of Liberty City Seven deported to Haiti

On Thursday, the one year moratorium expired on deportations to Haiti.  On the first plane back was Lyglenson Lemorin.  Mr. Lemorin made headlines for his 2007 acquittal of terrorism charges in the infamous case known as the "Liberty City Seven." 

In 2006, the seven individuals were arrested for plotting with al Qaeda to blow up the Sears Tower in Chicago.  Mr. Lyglenson was acquitted of all charges.  Unfortunately for him, the Patriot Act gave Immigration the authority to remove any individual who gave "material support" to a terrorist group, even without a conviction.

This case has 2 elements that I think are important. 

#1, although Mr. Lyglenson was acquitted of any wrongdoing, he was still deported.  Very sad. 

#2, Haiti is still in shambles, deporting criminal aliens is not doing them any favors (most of the Haitian community agrees!)

Mr. Lyglenson was represented vigorously by Atlanta Immigration Attorney Charles Kuck.  Mr. Kuck took this case all the way to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeal.  That appeal is still pending.

Here is a link to the article.

Miami Herald Article