Welcome to episode 19 of The American Dream in The Eyes of Immigrants Podcast. I am your host, Heidy De La Cruz. Today’s episode is with immigration attorney Gisselle Martinez. She and her family moved to the US from Colombia when she was twelve years old. They first moved to South Florida and then to Iowa, which was a complete culture shock.

The struggles she and her family went through when they first arrived in the US inspired her to become an immigration attorney. Gisselle is one of the founders of the non-profit organization Orlando Center for Justice for immigration.

OCJ serves and represents those who cannot afford private immigration attorneys in Central Florida. They also serve three immigration detention centers in Orlando for kids. These are children who enter the US without a guardian and are placed in these detention centers.

If you want to donate to Orlando Center for Justice, you can do so here.

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