Mentor Mentee Spotlight

Congrats, Mauricio and Evan, for completing your 6-month match in Pave the Way!
Evan volunteered as a mentor as part of his internship for the Spanish program at Bellarmine. This pair’s meetings centered around their shared love for the game of chess and learning languages! They played countless games of chess, while practicing basic conversations in English.
“These 6 months were fun,” Mauricio wrote. “I laughed a lot playing chess and speaking English. I’d recommend […]
2023-08-15T20:27:33-05:00August 15th, 2023|
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New Employee

Join us in welcoming Mariama to ILS!

Hello! I’m Mariama and I am really excited to be part of the Immigration Legal Services team here at CCL! I come from Centre College where I served as an Admission Counselor. I have previously worked at other non-profits here in Louisville and I am excited to be back in Louisville. I enjoy traveling, watching Korean dramas and football(soccer), listening to afrobeat and spending time with […]

2023-08-09T20:24:43-05:00August 9th, 2023|
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New Accreditation

The accreditation application for Ana Cristina Caldera has been approved by the Recognition and Accreditation Program through the Office of Legal Access Programs/ Department Of Justice. Congrats Cristina!

CCL is an agency “recognized” by the Department of Justice/Executive Office for Immigration Review. That recognition gives CCL permission to employ non-lawyers to practice immigration law. Those non-lawyers must submit an application which demonstrates they have sufficient character, training, and knowledge to practice immigration law, and upon approval, they become “Accredited Representatives.”

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2023-08-09T20:21:52-05:00August 9th, 2023|
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New Employees

Please welcome Luca Sánchez to Migration and Refugee Services.

My name is Luca Sánchez, and I’m the new Preferred Communities Caseworker on the Medical Team. I just moved back to Louisville from Columbus, Ohio where I’ve been living for the past 4.5 years for school. I’m excited to be back in Kentucky because I enjoy rock climbing and spending time outside, and this is a great place to do both 🙂 I’m […]

2023-07-28T09:44:07-05:00July 28th, 2023|
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A New Life

Six years ago, a 16-year-old and her 8-month old child left Guatemala to join family here in Kentucky. She was fleeing a lifetime of persecution based on, among other things, being a Catholic indigenous Guatemalan woman. ILS assisted her in seeking asylum, as a defense to deportation. Nearly six years after arriving in the United States and after a trial that spanned 5 separate hearings and a total of 15 hours, the immigration judge approved her application for asylum on […]

2023-07-15T10:00:20-05:00July 15th, 2023|
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New Employees

Please welcome Harold Gonzalez Lopez.

My name is Harold Gonzalez Lopez, and I am originally from Cuba. I came to the USA and Louisville in October 2014. For 8 years I have been working with disabled people. I worked as Direct Support Professional, Home Manager and Case Manager at Hazelwood ICF for a total of 6 years. In 2021 I became a Family home Provider, hosting two beautiful people in my home, […]

2023-07-11T20:22:24-05:00July 11th, 2023|
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