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Get clear answers about citizenship, green cards, asylum, VAWA, and family immigration from Seattle attorney Lesley Irizarry-Hougan. Latest USCIS policy updates, step-by-step guides, Know Your Rights resources, and immigration news in English and Spanish. 20+ years of experience helping Seattle's immigrant community.
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Avoid immigration / notario fraud
Many of our clients and many people in the Seattle area and throughout the U.S. have been victims of immigration fraud. A person must be a licensed attorney, admitted to a state bar in the U.S. in order to help you with immigration matters. The most common cases of fraud include a “notario” posing as an immigration expert or attorney and taking money to help you complete your immigration paperwork, or an immigration attorney taking payment and then never completing the work.
Una manera de obtener su tarjeta verde - la cancelación de expulsió
José Dávila Ortiz entró a los E.U. sin los debidos documentos cuando tenía dos años. José se considera el típico americano—asistía a la escuela aquí desde Kindergarten hasta la universidad, hasta jugaba el futbol norteamericano. Ahora, 40 años después, se enfrenta con su posible deportación y separación permanente de sus cuatro hijos.
La situación de José es una dificultad común con la que se enfrentan muchos inmigrantes en los E.U. y aquí en el área de Seattle. Para José, y muchos otros, la cancelación de expulsión sería una opción significativa para ponerlo en el camino para obtener la mica (Green Card) y finalmente su ciudadanía...
One way to get a green card - Cancellation of removal
Jose Davila Ortiz came to the U.S. without proper documents when he was two years old. Jose considers himself to be a typical American—he attended school from kindergarten to college here and even played football. Now 40 years later, he faces deportation and permanent separation from his 4 children.
Jose’s situation is a common difficulty many immigrants face in the U.S. and here in the Seattle area. For Jose, and many others, Cancellation of Removal would be a significant option to put him on the path to get his Green Card and ultimately his citizenship...