After years of waiting, thousands of undocumented immigrants will now
have a pathway to legal status.
But attorneys do warn scammers may try to take advantage
of people applying.
Our Abril Preciado shows us the next steps.
Our clients have been eager and are excited for this
new program.
The federal government says there are roughly 500,000 undocumented immigrants
in the United States married to U.S.
citizens. A new program would give them a chance to
have legal permanent residence.
We have already various clients already signed on,
but we have informed them,
you know, this is a very new program.
President Joe Biden signed the parole in place program in
June.
You can start submitting applications August 19th.
Danielle Gutierrez with the Sobroski.
Law firm says they are already hearing from people who
are interested.
As we're building their cases,
we're letting them know, you know,
this is what we think is going to be used.
Gutierrez says you should have the following ready.
This includes documents that show that you've lived in the
United States since 2014,
marriage license and birth certificates,
as well as pictures with your spouse.
As you begin to gather the paperwork,
it's also important to look out for scams before you
spend.
A large amount of money make sure that just check
that the attorneys in good stands.
With the State Bar, you can call the Wisconsin State
Bar to see if that immigration attorney is in good
standing and make sure you receive invoices and receipts from
the firm. Immigration attorneys don't promise you an outcome.
It's important that you don't fall for that in Milwaukee.
Abril Preciado, FOX 6 News Abril,
thank you. It's important to note that no applications will
be taken before August 19th.
You can learn how to apply by going to our
website,
fox6now.com.