{"id":17024,"date":"2015-07-20T15:07:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-20T20:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=17024"},"modified":"2015-07-21T16:47:23","modified_gmt":"2015-07-21T21:47:23","slug":"a-crime-victims-path-to-the-u-s-citizenship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/a-crime-victims-path-to-the-u-s-citizenship\/","title":{"rendered":"A crime victim&#8217;s path to the U.S. citizenship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Coral Lu and Sean Froelich<\/p>\n<p>There are multiple ways\u00a0for undocumented immigrants to become legal citizens in the United States, but sometimes the path is dangerous. For those who have been victimized in America, there is a &#8220;shortcut&#8221;\u00a0to citizenship. By helping the authorities investigate and solve crimes, immigrants like Miguel Hernandez can apply for a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/humanitarian\/victims-human-trafficking-other-crimes\/victims-criminal-activity-u-nonimmigrant-status\/victims-criminal-activity-u-nonimmigrant-status\" target=\"_blank\">U Visa<\/a> which means legal status.<\/p>\n<p>After the approval, they may apply for the U.S. citizenship, but it can take years.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"A crime victim&#039;s path to the citizenship\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/134047615?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Miguel used to work at a game stop in Mexico. 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