Teen Stuck in Colombia After Losing Green Card
I WANT TO GET BACK TO MY LIFE: TURNED AWAY BY US EMBASSY, MASSACHUSETTS TEEN STUCK IN COLOMBIA
After attending a funeral in her native Colombia six weeks ago, Fernandez lost her green card at the airport.
Flynn says the embassy hasn’t responded to his requests for appointments on Daniela’s behalf.
“Right now, nobody’s answering at the embassy,” Flynn said.
“The whole situation is just tragic,” he said. “You have this 16-year-old who was granted protection in the U.S. and [that meant] her not being able to return to her home country because it was not in her best interest. She went from that to being stuck there.”