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Stateless Immigrant Fights Deportation Amid Legal Turmoil

10/20/2025

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Surovtsev Fights Deportation

Roman Surovtsev, a stateless immigrant, faces deportation to Ukraine without documentation proving citizenship.
His wife, Samantha, has engaged multiple attorneys to challenge his re-detention as unconstitutional.
They say removal is unlikely since Ukraine and Russia cannot confirm citizenship.
Surovtsev's legal team vacated his carjacking conviction, saying he was unaware of its immigration consequences.

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Barreto Defrauds Immigrants

Dayana Barreto García, a Tampa immigration service operator, allegedly defrauded Cuban immigrants by taking over $140,000 for services never rendered.
Clients such as Yordanka Rumayor and María Victoria Abio La Rosa paid thousands for legal representation and permits, only to have paperwork unfiled.
The Florida Bar is investigating her for practicing law without a license after reports were forwarded to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

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Surovtsev Fights Deportation

Roman Surovtsev, a stateless immigrant, faces deportation to Ukraine without documentation proving citizenship.
His wife, Samantha, has engaged multiple attorneys to challenge his re-detention as unconstitutional.
They say removal is unlikely since Ukraine and Russia cannot confirm citizenship.
Surovtsev's legal team vacated his carjacking conviction, saying he was unaware of its immigration consequences.

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