In the 18 years that the Plascencias have been here. they have worked to adjust their status through the appropriate legal channels. only to have their efforts thwarted by inattentive legal counsel. Repeatedly. the Plascencias lawyer refused to return their calls or otherwise communicate with them in any way. thereby leaving them in the dark. He also failed to forward crucial immigration documents. or even notify the Plascencias that he had them. Because of the poor representation they received. Mr. and Mrs. Plascencia only became aware that they had been ordered to leave the country 15 days prior to their deportation. Although the family was stunned and devastated by this discovery. they acted quickly to fire their attorney for gross incompetence. secure competent counsel. and file the appropriate paperwork to delay their deportation to determine if any other legal action could be taken. For several reasons. it would be tragic for this family to be removed from the United States. First. since arriving in the United States in 1988.
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