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Last week the INS deported Shlomo Helbrans, an Israeli born rabbi who had been convicted of kidnapping in New York, even though he was appealing the conviction. If the conviction had been reversed, he would no longer have been deportable on criminal grounds. The INS claimed that even if his conviction were reversed, he would still have been deportable because, according to the INS, he entered the US illegally in 1990. The deportation came as a shock to Helbrans’ attorney, who believed he had an agreement with the INS to not take any action until the appeal of the conviction was final. Helbrans was arrested by INS agents who were waiting for him when he went to a planned meeting with his parole officer. The case has drawn attention not only because of its immigration aspects, but also because of allegations that the state parole board was improperly influenced in its decision to release him from prison. An investigation into the dealings of a fundraiser for New York governor George Pataki with the parole board are being investigated.
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