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|

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|

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|

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|

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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