UNITED WE DREAM: Warning on Lawyers and Notarios

The Obama administration’s announcement of a deferred action program for eligible undocumented immigrants has brought out some elements hoping to prey on the DREAMers.  United We Dream has posted a warning based on stories from around the country about people taking advantage of the immigrant community. Calling themselves lawyers, advocates, or notarios, they advertise their services to “help” young immigrants apply for deferred action under the new Obama policy and charge hundreds or thousands of dollars.  The advisory emphasizes that 

“No one should be taking money to help you apply at this point because no process exists yet! It would be unethical for a lawyer to accept money to help you with something when they know none of the details and the application process is not in place.

Right now, we do not even know if you will need a lawyer to applied for deferred action. The process may be simple enough that most people can do it without a lawyer. When the details of the application process are available in the coming weeks, we will provide more guidance on who should use a lawyer.”

Click the link above for some rules to follow for now for those interested in deferred action under the new program.

KJ