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November 2012 Update

Client Story Beginning in 2007, a man in Maryland conducted an elaborate ruse, posing as an Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer. He victimized more than 50 immigrants by convincing them he could assist in applying for a special immigration visa. He opened up an office, hired secretarial staff, and even acquired a uniform, a […]

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October Update

Client Story This month, Maria received the joyful news that she would become a United States citizen!  However, it was a long 4-1/2 years to get Maria to that point.   We began working with Maria in 2008, after her marriage to an abusive husband.  Maria’s father, a lawful permanent resident, had petitioned for her

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September Update

Client Story Joseph was only three years old when he remembers hearing loud noises outside of his house in Somalia.  His home had been bombed and his family fled for their lives.  When relatives came back for Joseph he was severely injured and almost became deaf.  His parents were nowhere to be found and Joseph’s

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August Update

Client Story “I’m no longer a child and cannot be dependent on my parents.  My father, our main supporter of our family, is chronically ill with kidney failure, which requires a lot of expenses.  I plan to go to college this upcoming year and need to have a way to provide for myself away from

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July 2012

Client Story From U-Visa to Permanent Residency Juan, Maria, and Dolores are three typical Just Neighbors U-Visa clients. Three years ago, each of them was the victim of a violent crime. With the help of Just Neighbors they applied for, and were granted, a U-Visa for themselves and their families, granting them legal status in

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May 2012

Client Story Juan Carlos will have an especially Happy Father’s Day this year — he just received his lawful permanent residence (green card). Now his nine-year-old son, Jose, no longer worries about whether his father will be deported. This is a particularly happy case for us, because we “found” Juan Carlos during a community outreach

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April 2012

Client Story Habib is one of those clients that we know has a promising future here. She is smart and motivated. When we call and ask if Habib is available, she politely responds, in impeccable English, “This is she.” She has plans to go to school and then to get a high-quality job, but she

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March 2012

Client Story This month we had the pleasant opportunity to call a client and tell him that he was, to his disbelief, already a U.S. citizen! Meena came to us because his wallet had been stolen, and his green card was in it. He needed our help to file for a replacement green card. The

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