A Cuban with I-220A immigration status celebrated with tears the arrival of her permanent residency in the United States, after more than four years of waiting filled with pain and uncertainty.
"Here is proof that you should not lose faith. In the midst of this chaos, the residency arrived for me as I-220A after four years of waiting, pain, and suffering," expressed the young woman, visibly moved, in a video posted on TikTok, where she appears opening the envelope that contained the long-awaited documentation.
The video was shared by the user @dainys1801 on her TikTok account and has touched many users who, like her, are facing lengthy migration processes without clear guarantees about their legal future in the country.
The I-220A status has been granted to thousands of Cuban migrants who arrived at the southern border of the United States and were released on their own recognizance, without a definitive resolution regarding their cases.
Although it is not a guaranteed path to residency, this testimony adds to a small number of cases where individuals in that status have managed to regularize their situation.
The story of this Cuban has gone viral as a symbol of hope for those who still face long processes and live under constant migratory tension.
Her reaction, filled with tears and emotion, reflects the immense weight that achieving the so-called "American Dream" represents for thousands of Cuban migrants.
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