Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Immigrants get help filing for citizenship

A group of lawyers, who travel to immigrant communities in the state, is helping immigrants file papers for citizenship. - - Donna Poisl

Written by Linda Leicht, News-Leader

Luz Aleyda Ladino was one of about 35 people who came to a Citizenship Day event Saturday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church.

Ladino met with Fayetteville, Ark., lawyer Nathan Bogart, who helped her fill out the necessary paperwork to start the process toward U.S. citizenship. The Colombian native, who has lived in the United States for about four years, said she would have had to fill out the documents on her own had the seven lawyers -- the lawyers are members of the American Immigration Lawyers Association -- not made the trip to Springfield.
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