Immigration and Customs Enforcement granted the German home-schooling family in East Tennessee a one-year reprieve from deportation, according to an update from the Home School Legal Defense Association.
HSLDA applauded ICE’s decision to delay the deportation of the Romeike family, of Morristown, but said it will not be finalized until Oct. 11, the date they were told they must leave the country.
“This is excellent news! According to our friends on Capitol Hill, this outcome is the direct result of your calls, your petition signatures, and your outreach to Congress on this issue,” HSLDA Action Executive Director Joel Grewe wrote on Oct. 6. “Now the reality is that until this is signed on October 11, this is not guaranteed, but we do expect a positive outcome.”
U.S. Rep. Diana Harshbarger, R-Tenn., who has introduced legislation to grant the Romeikes permanent residency, praised the decision on social media.