(read more about Serge’s case here)
Brittney Babo is a United States citizen and a registered nurse who lives in Ridgeley, West Virginia. She married her husband Serge Babo in 2006. Serge originally came to the US in 1999 on a visitor’s visa to play basketball and was later denied asylum. On May 12, 2010 Serge was picked up by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials; in August he was deported to his native Cameroon. Brittney and Serge have two sons, three year old Jeremiah and one year old Jabari.
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