Chicago lawyer Karen Villagomez will be sworn in as a naturalized citizen on Election Day and is voting for the first time.
Election Day will be a special day for Chicago lawyer Karen Villagomez, who will be sworn in as a naturalized citizen and is voting for the first time."Finally feeling in a place where I am stable and no one can ever place me in removal proceedings again," she said.
Her case was sent to an immigration judge. Even though it was eventually dropped, the experience inspired her to change her career plans. Right after she finished her undergraduate degree in 2012, DACA was established. Villagomez married an American citizen in 2018, which put her on a pathway to citizenship.
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