{"id":881,"date":"2018-05-23T15:49:50","date_gmt":"2018-05-23T15:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/legalaidservicesofcol.apps-1and1.com\/?page_id=881"},"modified":"2021-09-01T21:03:22","modified_gmt":"2021-09-01T21:03:22","slug":"immigration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.collierlegalaid.org\/immigration","title":{"rendered":"Immigration Services"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”||0px|”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#ffffff” text_font_size=”23px” header_font=”||||||||” background_image=”https:\/\/www.collierlegalaid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/sea-coast-ocean-horizon-cloud-sunrise-570896_cr.jpg” text_orientation=”center” background_layout=”dark” custom_margin=”0px|||” custom_padding=”380px||25px|” animation_style=”slide” animation_direction=”left” animation_duration=”500ms” animation_intensity_slide=”10%” text_text_shadow_style=”preset3″ header_text_shadow_style=”preset3″ header_text_shadow_color=”#000000″]\n
Many thousands of immigrants and their families in Collier County are in crisis over legal issues affecting their status and an uncertain future which has made them highly fearful about things we all take for granted, such as safety, meeting basic needs, and raising and caring for family members. The scope and magnitude of the crisis is great, with ramifications affecting everyone living in our community.<\/p>\n
When vulnerable people with legal needs operate out of fear, they are often exploited or fail to take action within their rights to protect themselves and maintain the ability to care for those they love, such as children and elderly parents. Others act in reliance on bad information, misinformation, or outdated information. These dynamics harm and disrupt families, businesses, our local economy, and the entire community.<\/p>\n
The rules, regulations, and enforcement policies, and tactics concerning immigration laws have changed radically, and these changes remain very fluid. Vulnerable and at-risk immigrants, including the parents of U.S. citizen children, need a \u2018safe harbor\u2019 where they can obtain reliable, timely, accurate information and advice and a practical way to access it when they cannot afford private attorneys. Legal Aid Service of Collier County has assisted thousands of at-risk immigrants since the program was founded in 2004.<\/p>\n