Radio-tagged students feel down-at-heel
First Published : 03 Feb 2011 04:30:48 AM ISTLast Updated : 03 Feb 2011 08:39:07 AM IST
HYDERABAD: For the last 11 days, Deepthi (name changed on request) has not moved out of the apartment that she shares with a fellow Tri-Valley University (TVU) student in Pleasanton, California. Ever since US Immigration and Customs Enformcement (ICE) officials called on her to check her status in the country, her spirits have sunk.
Her university has been busted, the money her family raised to send her to the US has gone down the drain and she may have to drag the RFID anklet around until September when the hearing on her future is likely to take place.
It had all begun disconcertingly. Two tall, uniformed officers knocked on the door of her apartment early that day and asked the girls could they see their please. They asked searching questions and took out a black device and invited Deepthi to wear it on her ankle.
Wow, hopefully things get taken care of correctly.
