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Reuniting the Cardenas Family

Three years ago, an immigration court case separated siblings in the Cardenas family across a border — one sibling remaining in the U.S., the other navigating a case from abroad.

Reunification cases like this one require coordinated legal work on both sides of a border: filings, hearings, and evidence that has to move through two systems in sync.

A vetted immigration attorney took on the Cardenas family’s case through the Deportee Defense network, coordinating a court date that finally puts a sibling reunion within reach.

The family’s next chapter isn’t finished yet — but for the first time in three years, it has a court date and a plan, instead of an open question.

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Your gift funds legal representation for families like the Cardenas family’s — cases sitting partially funded right now, waiting on the support that moves them forward.

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