Richard’s 15,444 Mile Immigration Journey Haga clíc aquí para leer en español. Play Video Richard* and his wife Anna* fled Cuba in April of 2019 with the hopes of reaching Brazil to start a new life. They traveled 2,008 miles to Guyana by plane and immediately made their way to Brazil after landing. They traveled …
Finally, a Green Card After 43 Years! Haga clíc aquí para leer en español. Santiago*, originally from Cuba, came to Just Neighbors in 2011 wanting to file for a green card. Santiago first came to the US when he was 27 years old through Key West as part of the Mariel Boat Lift, which was …
Citizenship for Three Generations! Haga clíc aquí para leer en español. Taking the Oath of Allegiance brings an immense amount of relief for hundreds of thousands of immigrants every single year, but the stress surrounding immigration status doesn’t always end there. Marie*, a Nigerian single mother of three and the primary caretaker of her elderly …
How Temporary Protected Status Stopped an Asylum Seeker from Being Deported Haga clíc aquí para leer en español. Joseph fled his home country of Ethiopia as a result of violence and instability, and sought asylum in the US, settling down in Anne Arundel, Maryland. When he first arrived to the US, Joseph immediately applied for …
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From Undocumented to Documented, All Thanks to a Marine… Henry* is a U.S. citizen and active-duty Marine; his mom, Josefina* was undocumented. She has been in the U.S. for 21 years and raised Henry and his brothers and sisters as a single mom. Over the years, she had visited two other immigration attorneys and received …
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Being part of the United Way has already paid off for residents in the Northern Shenandoah Valley! This year, Just Neighbors received its first grant from the United Way of Northern Shenandoah Valley (United Way NSV) to continue providing immigration services to residents in rural Virginia. After participating in our first United Way NSV meeting …
It would be a mistake to believe that the story of every immigrant and asylum-seeker revolves around a single conflict. For each one, the agon of attaining legal status in the U.S. constitutes just one step on an arduous journey for a happier, more fulfilling life. This is one reason why the mission of Just …
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