Djibril Coulibaly

By Leslie Bary

Here is the story of Djibril Couibaly, awaiting deportation to Mali after 19 years’ legal residence in Louisiana as a French immersion teacher in the school system–and no, the school system does not hire undocumented aliens. This situation is the result of a clerical error that, in a more humane system, could be easily corrected. These are some of the problems LA-AID and related organizations work to combat.