A Kosovo-born man who says he spent years working undercover for US intelligence and helped authorities target terrorists is now facing deportation from the United States, according to CBS News .
Arrested While Renewing Immigration Papers
Skoro’s lawyers have gone to federal court seeking to stop his removal to Kosovo. Skoro’s wife, Susan, was with him when he was arrested at the New Jersey immigration office. Skoro, who now works as a cab driver in Staten Island, has an American wife and children.
Because of the danger he could face there after his alleged work for US agencies, they argue that the government had previously protected him from deportation. Because of the work he carried out for American law enforcement and intelligence agencies, his lawyers say he was effectively promised a chance to remain in the US. Blerim Skoro, a 55-year-old father of three, was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on August 3 while he was at an immigration office in New Jersey to renew his paperwork, according to CBS News. Skoro’s relationship with US authorities reportedly began after he was arrested for trafficking heroin in 2000.
She said ICE officers quickly moved in after he checked in at the front desk.
He had come to the US in 1994 after fleeing the conflict in Kosovo and seeking asylum.
He turned to drug trafficking while struggling to support his family, according to his account.
