We Understand Your Fears. We Understand Your Dreams. We Want to Help You.
If you are facing the possibility of being separated from your family or removed from the country due to immigration issues, you are in a scary situation. You might be afraid of yourself or a family member being taken away and deported, or afraid of never seeing a close loved one again.
At Familia America Immigration ~ Gloria Cardenas, we understand what you are going through, and we want to help you. We are like your extended family, here to help you bring your family together. If you are in the country without proper paperwork, separated from your family due to immigration issues or facing criminal charges that could impact your immigration status, learn about how we can help you.
"Hello. My name is Abby L. Van Sice. I am a Senior Paralegal with Familia America Immigration. I have a great deal of experience with immigration issues, including more than 500 successful employment-based visa applications filed. I have worked extensively with birth certificates, marriage certificates, divorce certificates, police certificates and other certificates in the context of immigration. I have been successful helping clients receive approval for a wide range of petitions, and I will help you with all of the complicated forms and paperwork that are part of the immigration process." — Meet our family.
Immigration
Attorney Gloria Cardenas has more than 21 years of legal experience, including extensive training and experience in immigration law matters. Gloria and the rest of our family can help your family with any aspect of your immigration needs, including:
- Visas — including family visas/green cards and employment visas
- Waivers — a request for an exception if you or a family member has been deemed inadmissible
- Citizenship and naturalization — change of status from legal resident to citizen
Ms. Cardenas also defends clients in removal proceedings and on appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals. She appears regularly before the Immigration Courts in Salt Lake City as well as Los Angeles, where she practiced law for 18 years. She is available to appear before any immigration court in the United States if desired.
Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE)
Many people are afraid of immigration customs enforcement officials, and for good reason. These are the people who can deport you out of the country if you do not have proper papers. We have a wealth of experience with deportation and removal. We will help with the entire deportation process and bail.
If I Have Been Charged With a Crime, Will I Be Deported?
One of the things we do best at Familia America Immigration is help people in the intersecting areas of criminal law and immigration law. With experience handling the unique aspects of how criminal law and immigration law affect one another, our Salt Lake City immigration law attorney can help you understand the impact of criminal charges, pleas and sentences to your immigration and citizenship status.
We represent the families of people who have been transferred to the Utah County Jail in Spanish Fork from Las Vegas, Nevada, the Boise/Blackfoot, Idaho, area and travelers from anywhere in the country.
Employment Immigration
We also handle a wide range of immigration-related employment issues. Visit www.gccimmigration.com for more information.
Contact Our Family ∙ Salt Lake City Immigration Law Attorney
We want to welcome you into our family and help you bring your family together and keep your family together. Call 801-990-1512 in the Salt Lake City area of Utah, 877-415-9604 toll free, or e-mail us to talk with lawyer Gloria Cardenas in a free initial consultation.









