Cuban mother with I-220A thanks Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar for her help.

The young woman gratefully recounted a call she received from the office of the Cuban-American congresswoman.


A Cuban mother with an I-220A has sent a message to Cuban-American Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar after receiving a call that gave her hope in her process of obtaining legal residency status in the United States.

"I was looking at my phone and suddenly I get a call from Miami; when I answered, it was from María Elvira Salazar's office," said the young woman identified on TikTok by the user Anyi la Cubanita.

Previously, this Cuban had filled out a form that is part of a database that Salazar is building, with the goal of presenting their cases to the Department of Homeland Security of the United States (DHS).

The young woman recounted part of the conversation she had, in which she repeated the story of her experience entering the United States through the border.

Amid tears and with hope reflected in her words, the young woman advised those who watched the video and found themselves in the same situation to "not lose faith. Do not stop filling out your I-220A form that María Elvira Salazar is requesting. They say that in unity there is strength."

Form I-220A (Order of Release on Recognizance) is a document that has brought about a state of immigration uncertainty for many.

Even the Cuban community in exile in the United States and the migrants themselves with form I-220A have organized caravans and demonstrations demanding clarity on their immigration status and the possibility to apply for U.S. residency under the Cuban Adjustment Act.

Recently, Salazar sent a message in which he expressed that he continues to work to ensure that those thousands of people can apply for permanent residency through the Cuban Adjustment Act, and announced "new things in September."

"I am very aware of your problems, and in September I will reach out to you again so that together we can carry out different maneuvers, to see if the Department of Homeland Security, if the immigration authorities of this country understand that Cubans who have the I-220A have a path to citizenship called the Cuban Adjustment Act," he emphasized.

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