Family who fled to US over right to homeschool children faces deportation after 15 years.

THEY CAME TO AMERICA THE LEGAL WAY. Not by breaking US Law. They are EVANGECIAL CHRISTIANS, a persecuted group in Germany.

Why Keeping the Romeikes in America is About Much More than Immigration

Apart from wishing to avoid the upheaval entailed by an intercontinental move, the Romeikes have another reason for not wanting to return to Germany: the law regarding homeschooling there hasn’t changed.

Home education is still banned in Germany. And we are aware of a number of families, who have attempted or are attempting to homeschool, being subjected to harsh treatment at the hands of authorities who insist that education should promote conformity and social unity.

“If you want to homeschool the way we do in the United States, it’s not legal,” explained Kevin Boden, staff attorney and director of HSLDA International.

The German government relies on the influence of public education to prevent the rise of concepts, organizations, and sub-cultures that officials deem a threat to the country’s democracy. The thought is that young people who are not exposed to foundational ideas about German culture—and who never interact with other students from different backgrounds—risk becoming isolated and radicalized.

Family who fled to US over right to homeschool children faces deportation after 15 years

When the story broke first in Tennessee, Petitions were circulated. US Legislators contacted. The Romeikes work, and intergraded in to American society. Their older children now adults Married to American, and now have children of their own.

"Instead, you have chosen to focus your time and resources on targeting the Romeike family, who legally immigrated to Morristown, Tennessee over 15 years ago…" the letter continued to describe the Romeikes as "upstanding members of the Morristown community" and noted their diligence by keeping up with check-ins with immigration agents. According to The Tennessean, the Romeike family now has seven children, two of which were born in the United States and are U.S. citizens.

Government tells Romeike family deferred status has been revoked; must self deport back to Germany

In 2010, a federal judge in Memphis granted the Romeikes – at the time parents Uwe and Hannolure and their then five children - asylum status. The federal government appealed the decision and won.

Each year, the Romeikes were required to meet with an ICE officer to renew their status.

That happened each year like clockwork until last month when they were told they had a month to obtain their passports by October 11 for the family members that did not have them and prepare to return to their homeland.

“They didn’t give us any reason for it,” Uwe Romeike said. “We were, of course, shocked. We didn’t expect it.”

Most of the Romeike children are no longer of school age, but the youngest two – who both were born in America and are thus American citizens – remain of school age and are homeschooled. In addition, two of the Romeikes older children have married but their applications for citizenship have not yet been granted so they would be included in the order to self deport even though the Romeikes oldest daughter gave birth to a child three weeks ago.

Deportation delayed for German home-schooling family living in East Tennessee.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement granted the German home-schooling family in East Tennessee a one-year reprieve from deportation, according to an update from the Home School Legal Defense Association.

HSLDA applauded ICE's decision to delay the deportation of the Romeike family, of Morristown, but said it will not be finalized until Oct. 11, the date they were told they must leave the country. The Romeikes were allowed to continue their lives in Morristown where Uwe Romeike works as a classically trained piano player and teacher. is also a Artist.

"This is excellent news! According to our friends on Capitol Hill, this outcome is the direct result of your calls, your petition signatures, and your outreach to Congress on this issue," HSLDA Action Executive Director Joel Grewe wrote on Oct. 6. "Now the reality is that until this is signed on October 11, this is not guaranteed, but we do expect a positive outcome." One year delay was been granted.

2024 they faced Deportation once again. Once again protest were done. Another year delay was granted. In 2025 they face Deportation again. Long term, this will require either an act of Congress, by passing H.R. 5423, or a decision from the Biden administration to grant them permanent residency. Or in 2025 depending on who become President. Harris has not voiced an opinion, but we know she prefers Thirld world Illegals, Not law abiding ones. Maybe under President Trump and a Republican Congress, Citizenship can be achieved.

Also, it is the family’s desire to continue to homeschool their youngest children -10 and 12 - and not expose them to the teaching of German public schools.

“We would face the same persecution,” he said. “We would face high fines. If you don’t pay, you go to jail or can have your children taken away.

“It would mean for our family to be broken apart, facing the same persecution we faced before we left.”

Going back to Germany isn’t something the Romeike sees as a positive option.

Time Line.

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