Tell Gov. Schwarzenegger to Pardon Eddy Zheng

Tell Gov. Schwarzenegger to Pardon Eddy Zheng

The Issue

Eddy Zheng (Xiao Fei Zheng) is an Asian American immigrant leader and valued member of the Bay Area community who faces deportation at any time.

At only 16-year-old and suffering from a language barrier that kept him from fully understanding the proceedings, Zheng was sentenced to over 20 years in prison. Since his release, he was worked with at-risk youth and on prisoner rehabilitation, earning the commendation of the Mayor and many of his state's representatives.

But because Zheng is a legal permanent resident, a non-citizen, he is subject to deportation. Several immigration appeals have been no use, and he has very little legal recourse to remain in the United States.

Tell Governor Schwarzenegger to pardon Eddy and give him a stay of removal so that he can remain in the United States with his family and community.

Photo: EddyZheng.com

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Erin PangilinanPetition StarterErin Jerri Malonzo Pangilinan graduated with a BA from UC Berkeley as an Ethnic Studies and Asian American Studies double major with honors and is an active member of the Berkeley Asian American Pacific Islander Alumni Association. She continues to write as a news correspondent for Philippine News for five years, and has published news and poetry in Yellow as Turmeric, Fragrant as Cloves: A Contemporary Anthology of Asian American Women's Poetry, {m}aganda magazine, and hardboiled asian american newsmagazine.
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The Issue

Eddy Zheng (Xiao Fei Zheng) is an Asian American immigrant leader and valued member of the Bay Area community who faces deportation at any time.

At only 16-year-old and suffering from a language barrier that kept him from fully understanding the proceedings, Zheng was sentenced to over 20 years in prison. Since his release, he was worked with at-risk youth and on prisoner rehabilitation, earning the commendation of the Mayor and many of his state's representatives.

But because Zheng is a legal permanent resident, a non-citizen, he is subject to deportation. Several immigration appeals have been no use, and he has very little legal recourse to remain in the United States.

Tell Governor Schwarzenegger to pardon Eddy and give him a stay of removal so that he can remain in the United States with his family and community.

Photo: EddyZheng.com

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Erin PangilinanPetition StarterErin Jerri Malonzo Pangilinan graduated with a BA from UC Berkeley as an Ethnic Studies and Asian American Studies double major with honors and is an active member of the Berkeley Asian American Pacific Islander Alumni Association. She continues to write as a news correspondent for Philippine News for five years, and has published news and poetry in Yellow as Turmeric, Fragrant as Cloves: A Contemporary Anthology of Asian American Women's Poetry, {m}aganda magazine, and hardboiled asian american newsmagazine.
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Petition created on October 13, 2010