Advocacy group helps undocumented students
Photo credit: Newsday / Alejandra Villa | Nineteen-year-old Nadia Habib, center, was able to breath a little easier after ICE officials put a temporary stop on her deportation order this fall. (Sept. 29, 2011)
Fearful of deportation, Nadia Habib sought advice from Juliana Perez, a fellow undocumented student at Stony Brook University.
Perez steered Habib to the New York State Youth Leadership Council in Manhattan -- a group of 100 college student volunteers who offer counseling and legal assistance to help students like Habib stay in the country. The group was instrumental in stopping Habib 20,...
