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Recent Immigrants Face Increasingly Complex Legal Issues

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The legal issues recent immigrants to the United States face are complicated, and access to qualified legal help in Southwest Florida is limited.  The Land of Opportunity Fund was started to try to help immigrants handle these legal battles, and now they're partnering with a longtime local immigration attorney to address the specific needs of immigrants in Southwest Florida.

Friday at 1:30 p.m. Sister Maureen Kelleher, an immigration attorney who has spent decades living and working in Immokalee, about the need for legal assistance for recent immigrants in Southwest Florida.

Also joining the program is Dawn-Marie Driscoll, the project manager for the Land of Opportunity Fund.

Matthew Smith is a reporter and producer of WGCU’s Gulf Coast Live.