In an interview with Telemundo 51, we presented the story of a Cuban with an I220B who was detained during his appointment with ICE. It is not fair to make the family of an American citizen suffer in this way.
Recently, many Cubans with I220B have had their immigration appointments moved up, resulting in detentions and awaiting deportation to Cuba. The majority of them have no criminal record, and many are married to U.S. citizens and have children born in this country. This situation can have a significant economic and emotional impact on their American families.
Mario de León, a client of our office, is one of these detained Cubans and is waiting with hope for a positive response from immigration authorities to our requests to halt his deportation. His wife, Marien Acosta, a U.S. citizen and mother, expressed her devastation in an interview with Telemundo 51, saying that her "family is broken, and her daughter is suffering."
We ask ourselves if it is fair for ICE authorities to cause so much suffering to an American citizen and her family. Is it just to separate a father with no criminal record, a hardworking man who came to the United States seeking freedom from oppression in Cuba? Meanwhile, others who do pose a danger and have committed crimes regularly attend their appointments without consequences.
At Legal en USA, an immigration law office, we share the pain of our clients in these difficult circumstances. We want to alert everyone in a similar situation not to wait until the last moment for their ICE appointment. Work on your cases in advance and seek legal advice as soon as possible to avoid complications.
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