A new American
Teenager who faced deportation gets green card
Monday September 25, 2006
HOUSTON (AP) -- A teenager who begged not to be deported to China because he said human smugglers would kill him has been granted permanent residency in the United States.
The lawyer for 18-year-old Young Zheng says he was informed by the government that Zheng's green card will be issued soon.
Zheng had been fighting for asylum since his arrival in 2003.
He lived with an uncle in Akron (Ohio) and attended high school there until his final deportation order came through last year and he was detained.
The teen has said he's not wanted by his father because he is the family's second born and that he faces reprisals from human traffickers over an unpaid $65,000 smuggling fee.
Zheng is now a high school sophomore in the Houston area.
© 2006 The Associated Press
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