Vietnam woman facing deportation after missed court date

Saturday, the Star Tribune reported a Vietnam woman had been detained and sentenced to deportation after failing to appear in court to settle paperwork.

Loa Nguyen came to the U.S. on a student visa and has maintained her student status for the last ten years. After marrying Dan Hanson last year failed to properly file paperwork that allowed them to be properly documented as a married couple in the United States.

But after failing to show up for a September 13th court date, Nguyen was arrested and remains at the Shurburne County jail. Her family and friends have organized a website and support group to fight the decision for deportation. She is likely to be sent back to Vietnam for one to five years and will likely leave the country in the next two weeks.

Nugyen is said to have mixed up the 13th for the 23rd of September.

After missing her court date, KSTP.com reported that Nugyen failed to tell her husband about it.

According to the Star Tirbune, "Last week, an immigration judge denied Nguyen's motion to re-open her case, noting that her arguments did not constitute the "exceptional circumstances" needed to grant the motion.

KSTP reported Hason was heart wrenched. "It has been heart-rending to get a call at work, my wife Hoa has been detained. We inadvertently didn't complete some of the paperwork that was necessary in order for us to be properly documented in the U.S. as a legally married couple," said Hanson.

Hanson admits the couple has been through a few mix ups with the Immigration system in the U.S., but believes due process should give the couple an opportunity to fix their clerical mistakes.