Articles Tagged “Colombia”
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Video: Texas teen, Jakadrien Turner, deported to Colombia Reunited With Her Family
15-year-old Jakadrien Turner, the Texas girl who was deported to South America, reunited with her family Friday night at DFW airport, WFAA-TV reported. Turner who had run away from home in Dallas was later deported after giving the name of an undocumented immigrant to Houston police when she was arrested for shoplifting. Jakadrien Lorece Turner [...]
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Texas teen, Jakadrien Turner, deported to Colombia headed back to US
15-year-old Jakadrien Turner, the Texas girl who was deported in May to South America, is headed back to the United States, the Associated Press reports. Turner who had run away from home in Dallas was later deported after giving the name of an undocumented immigrant to Houston police when she was arrested for shoplifting. Jakadrien [...]
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Tell the Government of Colombia: Release Jakadrien Turner!
UPDATE: After U.S. media began reporting on the situation, it was announced Thursday January, 5 that Jakadrien would return to the U.S. on Friday. The petition has been closed. Please see the updated story. ORIGINAL POST: We need your help to help a 15-year-old Dallas runaway, missing since the fall of 2010, who has been [...]
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Video: Dallas Teen Missing since 2010 Was Mistakenly Deported to Colombia & Now Country Refuses to Release Her
UPDATE: Jakadrien is on her way home to the U.S. Please read the update. A Dallas teenager, missing since the fall of 2010, has been found after she was accidentally deported to Colombia and now the country is holding her in a detention facility and refuses to release the girl, who does not speak Spanish, [...]
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“La Bandeja Tipica/Paisa” Colombia’s favorite dish
Ever wonder why Latinos love to eat? It’s because food is part of our culture. Even during this so called “recession” we have to have our Goya products. Whether it’s a ceviche, arepa, arroz con pollo or platanos, we have so much to choose from. Growing up I expected to eat rice, beans, chicken, steak, [...]
