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Eric Balderas '13, who faced possible deportation earlier this month and was granted deferred action on Friday, will be permitted to stay in the United States indefinitely, The Boston Globe reported today.
Balderas, who immigrated illegally to the United States from Mexico with his family when he was 4, was detained in San Antonio, Texas when trying to board a plane to Boston with a consulate card and his Harvard identification.
Eric Balderas '13, whose detainment last Monday for unlawfully being in the United States attracted international attention, is no longer facing deportation to Mexico, the Boston Globe reported Friday night.
Balderas, 19, who was arrested in San Antonio after attempting to board a plane back to Boston for his summer research internship, has been granted deferred action for an indefinite period—a move that will allow him to apply for a work permit in the United States and...
After the arrest revealed his status as an undocumented student, Balderas said he contemplated suicide and almost wrote a letter of apology to his mother, whom he was visiting in San Antonio. His family had illegally immigrated to the United States when he was 4-years-old.