In a first for the youth immigration rights movement, Benita Veliz will be Twittering her day in court tomorrow.

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It promises to be a great opportunity to see what happens in Immigration court. This is just one hearing in a long line of hearings and ordeals that Benny has had to undergo since getting pulled over and put into deportation in a ‘Driving While Brown” incident.

Latina Lista reports:

In January, Benita was pulled over by the police. He said she “rolled” through a stop sign. Benita denies it but it didn’t matter. The policeman got what he was looking for — an undocumented Mexican immigrant.

Though she had a Mexican Consular ID card, she was carted off to jail and deportation proceedings were started against her.

Since that eventful day, this shy brainiac of a student has been thrust into an uncomfortable limelight. Yet during a DREAM Act symposium in Dallas, Texas in the spring where I personally met Benita, she says she feels she has no choice but to speak out for all DREAM Act students who are in her shoes.

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More Coverage on Benny

• New York Times
• San Antonio
• USA Today