http://www.onenewsnow.com/Legal/Default.aspx?id=1114990COLUMBUS, OH - A juvenile court judge in Ohio has granted a runaway Christian convert's request to declare reunion with her Muslim parents impossible, paving the way for the girl to fight deportation.
Magistrate Mary Goodrich said Thursday that reconciliation between Rifqa Bary and her parents isn't possible before she turns 18 on Tuesday. Goodrich also said it's not in the girl's best interest to return her to her native Sri Lanka. Bary is an illegal immigrant. (See related news video)
The ruling allows her attorneys to file for special immigration status that would let her stay in the U.S. while she continues medical treatment following recent surgery for uterine cancer. (See related story)
Bary fled to Florida last year, saying she feared for her safety after converting from Islam to Christianity.
Topic: Rifqa cleared to fight deportation (Read 363 times)