Louisiana teacher for 19 years is locked up pending deportation Djibril Coulibaly arrived in Louisiana 19 years ago, recruited from his native Mali by the state’s prize-winning program to promote the French language in schools. He and his wife settled in Opelousas, where their three sons were born. In 2012, they moved to Thibodaux, where he taught second and third graders and sometimes volunteered as a soccer coach. In the halls of W.S. Lafargue Elementary School, Coulibaly was known as a punctual, soft-spoken instructor who rarely missed a day of class. So when he didn’t show up for work on Dec. 15 — and his 2001 blue Toyota Sierra van ... Continue reading... https://www.nola.com/news/education/article_48a709e4-4dec-11eb-bed4-d3cbafe9a479.html | Find in Internet Archives | [google]Louisiana teacher for 19 years is locked up pending deportation[/google]
Attorney: Louisiana French teacher to be released from jail Djibril Coulibaly who was arrested by ICE on December 15th is set to be released from jail tomorrow, according to his attorney Hiroko Kusuda. People in several parishes worked to stop the deportation of a Coulibaly who arrived in the state 19 years ago. He's from Mali, an African country situated southwest of Algeria. He and his wife lived in Opelousas, where their three children were born. A few years ago, they moved to Thibodaux, where he taught in Lafourche Parish schools. He disappeared last month, and Thibodaux Police were the ones who learned he had been arrested by ICE ... Continue reading... https://www.katc.com/news/covering-...siana-french-teacher-to-be-released-from-jail | Find in Internet Archives | [google]Attorney: Louisiana French teacher to be released from jail[/google]
Louisiana teacher of nearly two decades will be released after facing deportation 50-year-old Djibril Coulibaly has worked and lived in Louisiana for over two decades, but for the past month, he’s been inside of an Immigrations Customs Enforcement detention center facing deportation. Coulibaly and his wife began their life in Louisiana when they moved to Opelousas where their three children were born. He then moved his family to Thibodaux where he taught in Lafourche parish. He was arrested by ICE on December 15th. He disappeared and left everything behind. Thibodeaux police confirm he had been arrested while in Mississippi and was being held in Pine Prarie awaiting deportation, but now, he’s able ... Continue reading... https://www.klfy.com/local/louisian...es-will-be-released-after-facing-deportation/ | Find in Internet Archives | [google]Louisiana teacher of nearly two decades will be released after facing deportation[/google]
Louisiana teacher released after 25 days at ICE detention center For the past month, 50-year-old Djibril Coulibaly has been inside of an Immigrations Customs Enforcement detention center facing deportation, despite having worked and lived in Louisiana for over two decades. Coulibaly and his wife began their life in Louisiana when they moved to Opelousas where their three children were born. He then moved his family to Thibodaux where he taught in Lafourche parish. He was arrested by ICE on Dec. 15. He disappeared and left everything behind. Thibodeaux police confirm he had been arrested while in Mississippi and was being held in Pine Prarie awaiting deportation, but now, he’s able ... Continue reading... https://wgno.com/news/louisiana/louisiana-teacher-released-after-25-days-at-ice-detention-center/ | Find in Internet Archives | [google]Louisiana teacher released after 25 days at ICE detention center[/google]
Liberté for beloved French teacher on the brink of deportation; he taught in St. Landry, Thibodaux On Thursday, French teacher Djibril Coulibaly, 50, walked quietly out of the Pine Prairie Correctional Center and into an SUV driven by his cousin, Bissy Coumare. Coulibaly grasped his cousin and other friends in joy and relief after he was buzzed through a security gate to freedom. Though Coulibaly had no comment about his experience, Coumare said that, in his younger cousin’s face, he saw a man who was happy to be released but still overwhelmed by sadness because of the turmoil he had been through. “Though he had no words, his facial expressions are speaking for him,” said Coumare, ... Continue reading... https://www.theadvocate.com/acadian...cle_aed9495a-511d-11eb-ab0f-afd96e06b3a6.html | Find in Internet Archives | [google]Liberté for beloved French teacher on the brink of deportation; he taught in St. Landry, Thibodaux[/google]
French teacher released after spending weeks in Pine Prairie ICE detention center “We are so grateful for everyone who spoke up for him. It’s more than exciting,” said Coumare, 65, who teaches French with his younger cousin at W.S. Lafargue Elementary School in Thibodaux and also taught with Coulibaly for years in their native Mali, where the two of them led trainings of U.S. Peace Corps volunteers together. Shauna Sias, a community advocate present for Coulibaly’s release, said advocates arranged for the 50-year-old to receive a medical evaluation and rapid COVID-19 test upon release to ensure his health. Sias stressed while Thursday was joyous, there’s a long road ahead for Coulibaly and ... Continue reading... https://www.klfy.com/local/french-t...g-weeks-in-pine-prairie-ice-detention-center/ | Find in Internet Archives | [google]French teacher released after spending weeks in Pine Prairie ICE detention center[/google]
