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Excerpt from our last newsletter:

Protecting Military Family from Deportation

As Elllis was packing his bags for his 2nd deployment with the U.S. Army, this time to Iraq, he took a moment to send this family photo and a note thanking Catholic Migration Services for all we have done for him and his family. Our Naturalization team helped him become a U.S. citizen. He joined the military to serve his new country but during his first deployment, his mother Lucinda and 2-year-old brother Owen were facing deportation. Ellis did not know if his family would be there to welcome him home when he returned from his tour of duty, and they faced danger if they were forced back to Jamaica. So he once again turned to us for help. Our Removal Defense team filed a prosecutorial discretion request in the deportation proceedings case. The prosecutor signed a joint motion to terminate the deportations, which was granted by the judge. Now Lucinda can remain with all of her children in the U.S. and apply for a green card and Owen can get Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), so both have a pathway to citizenship. Since they are not allowed on military bases until they are granted full legal immigration status, they have not been able to live with Ellis and have been staying in a shelter. Our work also saved the little boy and his mom from being out on the street – with their pending parole in place they were eligible for an eviction extension from the shelter when little Owen underwent surgery and needed a home to live in during recovery.