December 4, 2025 8:04 am
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After receiving a deportation order, Katerin found low-cost legal help. Now she feels safe working in her garden again.
A woman The Columbian is identifying only as Katherin has struggled her way through immigration court, mostly without representation. After receiving a deportation order, she finally found legal help. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)
A woman The Columbian is identifying only as Katherin has struggled her way through immigration court to finally feel safe working in her garden again. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)
A woman The Columbian is identifying only as Katherin has struggled her way through immigration court to finally feel safe working in her garden again. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)
A woman The Columbian is identifying only as Katherin missed a date in immigration court, which then issued a deportation order for her. Her case has since been reopened.
A woman The Columbian is identifying only as Katherin has struggled her way through immigration court, mostly without representation. After receiving a deportation order, she finally found legal help. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)
A woman The Columbian is identifying only as Katherin has struggled her way through immigration court, mostly without representation. After receiving a deportation order, she finally found legal help. (Photos by Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)
A woman The Columbian is identifying only as Katherin has struggled her way through immigration court, mostly without representation. After receiving a deportation order, she finally found legal help. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)
A woman The Columbian is identifying only as Katherin takes a sip of canela tea. She had trouble finding legal aid when she lived in Vancouver but has since moved to Portland. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)
A woman The Columbian is identifying only as Katherin has struggled her way through immigration court, mostly without representation. After receiving a deportation order, she finally found legal help. (Photos by Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)
A woman The Columbian is identifying only as Katherin has struggled her way through immigration court to finally feel safe working in her garden again. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)
A Vancouver woman who missed a court date necessary for her visa found herself in a conundrum that affects many immigrants who live here.
Unlike in criminal court, those going through immigration proceedings aren’t entitled to a court-appointed lawyer at government expense. And, until recently, Vancouver residents have fallen through cracks in the legal aid system.
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