About 20 local immigrant families that have been allowed to stay in the United States to receive medical care were told last week they must soon leave the country or face deportation, said Anthony Marino, the director of immigration legal services for the Irish International Immigrant Center.
Last week, the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) sent letters to these families — including some with children receiving treatment for cancer, epilepsy, or HIV — saying that their "medical deferred action" status that has enabled them to stay and legally work in the U.S. while receiving medical care for serious illnesses will not be renewed.
In for Jim Braude, Adam Reilly was joined by Marino from the Irish International Immigrant Center, which is representing some of the impacted families, and Commonwealth Magazine reporter Sarah Betancourt, who has been covering the story.
