Can an American Samoan, a U.S. National, be subject to deportation while in the U.S.? This morning, 11/04/24, I had a telephonic interpretation with one of the Oregon Courts. To make the long story short, at the end of the hearing, the judge said to the defendant, who happened to be a U.S. National: a violation of this court order, could result in 360 days in jail, $5 ,000.00 fine, and, if you are not a U.S. Citizen, you will be deported. This question whether a U.S. National can be deported came up serveral times during my interpretion services in the last 40 yrs. Shortly, in my interpreting service today, I reluctantly informed the judge, knowing that it was not part of my service, unless the judge interrogated me. Nonetheless, I have stated to the judge that the the U.S. National, could not be deported since Am. Samoa in a U.S. territory or part of the U.S. From experience over the years as a Samoan Interpreter & translator, the lawyers and judges are not quite familiar with the status of my Am. Samoan clients. They are so ambivalent about the status of Am. Samoans in the U.S. Fonoiā Frank A. Peters
Manaia le faalogologo atu ile fonotaga a Amerika Samoa, ae le'i oo ile palota ole nei vaitau. Fiafia fo'i e faalogologo atu i feso'otaiga a SAMOA ATOA, o faigamalo galua, Sasa'e ma Sisifo, faata'itaiga, le o mai o tagata faigaluega mai Samoa e faigaluega ile falei'a/Starkist, ona ole to'atele o tatou tagata i Am. Samoa ua saili malo mai ile U.S.. Fesili: ole a le finagalo ole senate male fono e uiga ile mataupu ole tuufaatasiga o Samoa galua (United Samoa). Ole taimi mulimuli na talanoaina ai le mataupu lenei ole 1976, e le Governor Coleman & PM. Tama aiga Tupua Tamasese Tupuola Efi ma ua toetiti atoa le afa senituri e le'i toe talanoaina lava lenei matauu taua mo o tatou tagata. Germany has done it and so do we! Best of luck to my good friend Vaitautolu I'aulualo Faafetai from Manu'a running for our Governor for the second time. You are always in our prayers! Fonoia Frank & Merita Tuiolemotu Lotu Peters.
Ua tatau foi ona palota ia Senetoa o Itumalo.
TI'A HIT IT ON THE NAIL! MALO TOEINA!
Magaia kelē le fogo male faalogologo. Sa'o kakau ga malamalama Ile history male faavae o America Samoa. Malo faafetai
Can an American Samoan, a U.S. National, be subject to deportation while in the U.S.? This morning, 11/04/24, I had a telephonic interpretation with one of the Oregon Courts. To make the long story short, at the end of the hearing, the judge said to the defendant, who happened to be a U.S. National: a violation of this court order, could result in 360 days in jail, $5 ,000.00 fine, and, if you are not a U.S. Citizen, you will be deported. This question whether a U.S. National can be deported came up serveral times during my interpretion services in the last 40 yrs. Shortly, in my interpreting service today, I reluctantly informed the judge, knowing that it was not part of my service, unless the judge interrogated me.
Nonetheless, I have stated to the judge that the the U.S. National, could not be deported since Am. Samoa in a U.S. territory or part of the U.S. From experience over the years as a Samoan Interpreter & translator, the lawyers and judges are not quite familiar with the status of my Am. Samoan clients. They are so ambivalent about the status of Am. Samoans in the U.S. Fonoiā Frank A. Peters
Manaia le faalogologo atu ile fonotaga a Amerika Samoa, ae le'i oo ile palota ole nei vaitau. Fiafia fo'i e faalogologo atu i feso'otaiga a SAMOA ATOA, o faigamalo galua, Sasa'e ma Sisifo, faata'itaiga, le o mai o tagata faigaluega mai Samoa e faigaluega ile falei'a/Starkist, ona ole to'atele o tatou tagata i Am. Samoa ua saili malo mai ile U.S.. Fesili: ole a le finagalo ole senate male fono e uiga ile mataupu ole tuufaatasiga o Samoa galua (United Samoa). Ole taimi mulimuli na talanoaina ai le mataupu lenei ole 1976, e le Governor Coleman & PM. Tama aiga Tupua Tamasese Tupuola Efi ma ua toetiti atoa le afa senituri e le'i toe talanoaina lava lenei matauu taua mo o tatou tagata. Germany has done it and so do we! Best of luck to my good friend Vaitautolu I'aulualo Faafetai from Manu'a running for our Governor for the second time. You are always in our prayers! Fonoia Frank & Merita Tuiolemotu Lotu Peters.