Immigration activists will rally in Albany to halt deportations

Even if they don’t serve the maximum sentence, the fact they were convicted of a crime that carries a year sentence still subjects immigrants to deportation, Wellek added. She estimated about 9,000 legal immigrants plead guilty to such misdemeanors each year in the city and face possible deportation.

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