The result was that Mr. Buendia was unable to be interviewed and obtain legal status. To complicate matters. it took the Immigration and Naturalization Service nearly 7 years to determine that Mr. Buendias application contained no fraudulent information. In the meantime. the Immigration and Naturalization Service reinterpreted the law and determined that he was no longer eligible for relief because he had left the U.S. briefly when he married his wife. Despite these setbacks. the Buendia family has continued to seek legal status. They believed they were successful when an immigration judge granted the family relief based on the hardship their U.S. citizen son would face if his family was deported to Mexico. Unfortunately. the Government appealed the judges decision and had it overturned by the Board of Immigration Appeals. Despite the problems with adjusting their legal status. this family has forged ahead and continued to play a meaningful role in their community. They have worked hard.
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