8 years ago I took the case of a young girl fleeing a horrific situation in her country. Because she got the right advice at the right time, we got her a green card as a "special immigrant juvenile."
Today, her application for naturalization was recommended for approval.
Today, her application for naturalization was recommended for approval.
She blew through the civics, reading, and writing tests without making a single mistake: even her handwriting was the neatest I've seen!
Truthfully, this was an easy case: even getting her out of deportation years ago and winning her green card.
But a lot could have gone wrong: only a couple of years after she got her green card, Virginia decided it would no longer issue the court orders necessary to get SIJS.
But a lot could have gone wrong: only a couple of years after she got her green card, Virginia decided it would no longer issue the court orders necessary to get SIJS.
And over the last few years, some immigration judges wouldn't have terminated her deportation case simply because she was waiting on a green card.
My point is, the law CAN work smoothly. But even the way the law operates is manipulated to produce the opposite result.
My point is, the law CAN work smoothly. But even the way the law operates is manipulated to produce the opposite result.
All of this would have been beyond my poor client's control. But the law worked for her, instead of against her. She entered the US illegally as a child.
Now, she'll be a citizen.
Remember this when they scream "send them back!"
It does NOT have to be this way.
Now, she'll be a citizen.
Remember this when they scream "send them back!"
It does NOT have to be this way.
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