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"Gavin Grant's Immigration Status To Be Discussed POSTED: 6:34 am EDT May 9, 2006 UPDATED: 6:47 am EDT May 9, 2006 RALEIGH, N.C. -- A standout on the basketball court faces a deportation hearing in court. The hearing for N.C. State player Gavin Grant will be held in Atlanta. His immigration status will be discussed. Grant came to the United States from Jamaica more than 10 years ago. Grant could be deported, or a judge could grant him relief and allow him to stay."

I know there was a thread awhile back on this.....seems like his day is finally coming


Hope this works in his favor

5/9/2006 8:18:04 AM

i would be very surprised if he gets booted. c'mon, we all know athletes don't get in trouble for committing crimes....

5/9/2006 8:20:28 AM

^you're thinking about famous athletes

[Edited on May 9, 2006 at 8:22 AM. Reason : although I doubt he gets deported also]

5/9/2006 8:21:50 AM

so that hearing is today?

how soon can we know the result?

5/9/2006 8:23:04 AM

^^^You're thinking of UNX athletes....

5/9/2006 8:25:38 AM

so wait, a parade of millions of illegal mexicans can march around and we don't do anything, but one jamaican is on a college bball team and we go balls out to ship him out?

this country is so backwards

5/9/2006 8:56:46 AM

I believe he is married to an American citizen now

5/9/2006 8:58:52 AM

his lawyer should be able to use the "good grades, extra curricular events for school (basketball), provide for family" angle and he will stay

5/9/2006 9:34:01 AM

is the judge a Carolina grad?

5/9/2006 10:49:02 AM

i saw Gavin this morning at the airport around 5:30am

5/9/2006 11:51:42 AM

fucking NOBODY ever gets deported.

5/9/2006 11:52:25 AM

Ok, admit it, who's been tracking flights to Jamaica?

5/9/2006 11:54:18 AM

what is jamaica?

5/9/2006 11:56:37 AM

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"so wait, a parade of millions of illegal mexicans can march around and we don't do anything, but one jamaican is on a college bball team and we go balls out to ship him out? this country is so backwards "

5/9/2006 11:58:56 AM

his hearing is in atlanta, not jamaica

5/9/2006 12:05:32 PM

his hearing was postponed till sometime mid-july...

5/9/2006 12:44:36 PM

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"so wait, a parade of millions of illegal mexicans can march around and we don't do anything, but one jamaican is on a college bball team and we go balls out to ship him out? this country is so backwards"

5/9/2006 1:05:27 PM

^^ Great, so the local Tar Hole media can remind us all hes an illegal alien in two months

This shit needs to end, really.

5/9/2006 1:06:31 PM

I AM AGAINST ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION UNLESS THEY PLAY FOR OUR BASKETBALL TEAM

5/9/2006 1:26:06 PM

There's a difference between being dragged here as a child and sneaking across the border on your own volition.

5/9/2006 1:30:47 PM

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"I AM AGAINST ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION UNLESS THEY PLAY FOR OUR BASKETBALL TEAM "

5/9/2006 1:33:05 PM

HE'S TAKING THE JOB OF ANOTHER AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO COULD BE PLAYING ON OUR TEAM

DEPORT

5/9/2006 1:45:32 PM

http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/14537418.htm

5/9/2006 2:34:57 PM

oh...

and

5/9/2006 2:49:40 PM

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"adjust his status because he is married to a U.S. citizen. Grant married his high school girlfriend and has a 1-year-old child"

That should end it married to a us citizen that gives you a green card. I don't see how they can deport him away from his family.

I mean a Mexican woman 9 months pregnant jumps the fence while the baby is popping out she and the baby are us citizens’ wtf!

5/9/2006 3:51:48 PM

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" I mean a Mexican woman 9 months pregnant jumps the fence while the baby is popping out she and the baby are us citizens’ wtf!"

thought only the baby born in the us was automatically a citizen...

5/9/2006 3:53:49 PM

I think the mom is too because you can't really just send the mom back.

5/9/2006 4:40:30 PM

I believe its just the child as well.

5/9/2006 5:06:27 PM

i think it'sj ust the child... but the mom gets a greencard... and if she can learn english in 5 years she can become a citizen by the time the kid gets into school...

5/9/2006 5:11:52 PM

feel the rythm feel the rhyme get on up its bobsled time................ coooooolllll runningsssssss...
oh what the heck GO JAMS

5/9/2006 5:17:35 PM

It's kinda scary that they're trying to find such specific evidence. Shouldn't the principle of all of this be enough?

5/9/2006 5:22:58 PM

hahaha i love all the one liners in this thread

5/9/2006 6:00:17 PM

if hes illegal, boot him out. this goes farther than him being on our basketball team. boot em

5/9/2006 6:46:30 PM

see here's the thing, even if he does get deported...can't we just allow him to be an international student and then still be able to play on our team?

it's not like it'd be anything we've never done before

5/9/2006 6:47:32 PM

I wish they had deported Evtimov 4 years ago.

5/9/2006 8:40:32 PM

:D :D

5/9/2006 8:42:44 PM

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"I wish they had deported Evtimov 4 years ago. "

5/9/2006 9:05:33 PM

too bad he is legit

5/9/2006 9:07:37 PM