Byline: Pablo Bachelet
WASHINGTON _ Hugo Armendariz is a Mexican who grew up in Arizona. Wayne Smith, originally from Trinidad and Tobago, spent most of his life in the Washington area.
Both lived in the United States legally. They became entangled with drugs and landed in jail. They were deported to their birthplaces _ Smith in 1999, and Armendariz in 2005.
Smith and Armendariz have become a cause celebre of sorts for migrant activists and attorneys who contend U.S. immigration laws have become so harsh that they tear families apart and violate fundamental human rights enshrined in international treaties.
Their case has landed before the Inter-American ...