Deportation orders for Austin mom, son dismissed
"Valquires Geraldes' fear that she and her son, Wilson, would one day be deported from their Austin home to their native Brazil was no fleeting concern. It hung over her head more than 20 years.
"It was a nightmare," Geraldes said of their extraordinary legal case, which raised humanitarian concerns about 24-year-old Wilson Geraldes, who has severe autism, learning disabilities and limited communication skills.
Now her anxiety has been lifted, Geraldes said Wednesday. Late last month, an immigration judge in San Antonio terminated deportation proceedings for her and Wilson, their attorney Simon Azar-Farr of San Antonio said."
JUAN CASTILLO in the Austin American-Statesman, Oct. 20, 2010.