Reflections on a process Part three

It took about 24 hours to connect by the phone to Miramar ICE.  It took about five minutes to sign up for an appointment with USCIS Kendall Office and a couple of days waiting for the appointment time to come. This time Patty was better prepared.  She had a notebook full of documents, receipts, pictures, and proof for all sorts of questions.  She also packed a bag filled with personal items just in case.  She was as she said she was going into la boca del lobo.  The mouth of the wolf.  Her sister was alerted in case Lisvey needed a place to stay for a while.

The Kendall Office seemed brand new compared to other immigration offices I've been to.  Metal detectors are the usual these days and the guy that did the triage for the days appointments pointed us to the waiting room on the right.  There were only three folks in front of us.  We were lucky to be early, we would be talking to someone soon.

Mr. Goldstein was a nice guy.  Patty started her story after giving the guy on the other side of the desk her alien registration number from a long time ago.  Patty tried to explain the trip to Krome and Miramar and give Mr. Goldstein the name and number of the number of the guy she had talked to a few days ago in Miramar.  Mr. Goldstein wasn't able to talk to the guy.  The first line of response to difficult cases seems to be you need a lawyer and here is a list of places where you might get free legal services for your case.

He said, "Your case is so old it has been referred to the DOJ and I don't know what to tell you."

We left with the list, a little bit disappointed.

What follows was a trip through legal land.

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