Jailed green card holder who voted could face deportation

Name: Jailed green card holder who voted could face deportation
Uploaded: 2017-02-12T18:56:11Z
Duration: P414S
Description: Last week a Fort Worth, Texas jury convicted a legal permanent resident from Mexico who is not a U.S. citizen of illegally casting ballots in five elections going back to 2004. Rosa Maria Ortega was sentenced to eight years in prison and could face deportation. Associated Press reporter Paul Weber joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the case.

Clip: 02/11/2017 | 6m 54s

Last week a Fort Worth, Texas jury convicted a legal permanent resident from Mexico who is not a U.S. citizen of illegally casting ballots in five elections going back to 2004. Rosa Maria Ortega was sentenced to eight years in prison and could face deportation. Associated Press reporter Paul Weber joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the case.

Aired: 02/11/17

Rating: NR

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