Loyola Immigrant Justice Clinic (LIJC) Hosts Status Pending Film Screening and Panel Discussion

With immigration law under attack, the award-winning short documentary Status Pending follows five Mexican-American immigration lawyers who form a support group as they strive to help their clients obtain safety and status in the United States. Through their friendship and constant communication, Araceli G. Guerrero, Alma D. Puente, Gladdys J. Uribe, Elizabeth P. Uribe and Jose Osorio provide professional and emotional support for each other as they navigate the constant attacks on their clients and profession.
On April 21, the Loyola Immigrant Justice Clinic, alongside LLS Alumna Maria Villa '86, hosted a screening and panel discussion of the film, helping to bring further to light the struggles of immigrant advocates fighting on the front line and to share the realities and future of immigration law practice.