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'It would be wrong': Congressman weighs in on deportation of deaf Nigerian, longtime Detroit resident

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One of ICE's latest target — a deaf Nigerian citizen and decades-long resident of Detroit — could be granted a green card if legislation introduced Wednesday by Representative Dan Kildee passes through Congress.

According to the Detroit Free Press, Francis Anwana, came to the U.S. from Lagos, Nigeria on an F-1 student visa at the age of 13 to attend the Michigan School for the Deaf in Flint. Despite suffering from cognitive disabilities, he became fluent in American Sign Language, according to ABC 12.…

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