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Parents fearing deportation pick guardians for U.S. children
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS | Fri Mar 3, 2017 | 9:28am EST
Parents fearing deportation pick guardians for U.S. children
By Kristina Cooke and Mica Rosenberg | SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK
Parents who immigrated illegally to the United States and now fear deportation under the Trump administration are inundating immigration advocates with requests for help in securing care for their children in the event they are expelled from the country.
The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA) advocacy group has been receiving about 10 requests a day from parents who want to put in place temporary guardianships for their children, said spokesman Jorge-Mario Cabrera. Last year, the group said it received about two requests a month for guardianship letters and notarization services.
At the request of a nonprofit organization, the National Lawyers Guild in Washington D.C. put out a call this week for volunteer attorneys to help immigrants fill out forms granting friends or relatives the right to make legal and financial decisions in their absence.
In New Jersey, immigration attorney Helen Ramirez said she is getting about six phone calls a day from parents. Last year, she said, she had no such calls.
"Their biggest fear is that their kids will end up in foster care," Ramirez said.
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Parents fearing deportation pick guardians for U.S. children
By Kristina Cooke and Mica Rosenberg | SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK
Parents who immigrated illegally to the United States and now fear deportation under the Trump administration are inundating immigration advocates with requests for help in securing care for their children in the event they are expelled from the country.
The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA) advocacy group has been receiving about 10 requests a day from parents who want to put in place temporary guardianships for their children, said spokesman Jorge-Mario Cabrera. Last year, the group said it received about two requests a month for guardianship letters and notarization services.
At the request of a nonprofit organization, the National Lawyers Guild in Washington D.C. put out a call this week for volunteer attorneys to help immigrants fill out forms granting friends or relatives the right to make legal and financial decisions in their absence.
In New Jersey, immigration attorney Helen Ramirez said she is getting about six phone calls a day from parents. Last year, she said, she had no such calls.
"Their biggest fear is that their kids will end up in foster care," Ramirez said.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-parents-idUSKBN16A16V
