Client Testamonials

“Thanks to Santa Fe Dreamers Project, now I have the security of knowing that I don’t have to worry about going to work and hoping that when I come home, she’s here. That fear is almost like a debt, like you never know if you’re going to see that person again. And how do I explain that to the kids? How do I look them in the face? What Santa Fe Dreamers Project did for us is beyond any dollar amount anybody could have given us, because it gave us an opportunity to create a family and live what they call the American Dream.”

-JP Granillo, US Citizen who successfully petitioned for his wife’s green card

“So few times in life are things easier than they appear! I have immense nervousness working with government paperwork, particularly when something important and expensive is at stake. It has been an enormous relief to have the support of the wonderful staff at SFDP. As a single mother with two jobs, having an ally like this is indispensable.”

-Maya Alapin, Naturalization Client/ Current US Citizen

“We are very grateful for Santa Fe Dreamers Project helping us get our citizenship. We have been together for 51 years, and it meant a lot to us that Kerry made sure that we had our swearing-in ceremony together. Citizenship is important to us because it gives us security. We don’t have to go around worrying that we can be deported at any time, and that’s important at our age. We're looking forward to voting together- we registered to vote the same day at our swearing-in ceremony.’

- Pedro & Reynalda, Naturalization Clients/ Current US Citizens

“Thank god I met my lawyer. Thanks to him, I had a lot of support and am free now. The judge took me more seriously when he realized that I wasn’t alone. Since I won my case, I feel like I am starting a new chapter in my life, and I finally feel calm. I was so scared that they were going to send me back to my country. Now I can study again, work, and continue the hormone therapy I wasn’t able to do in Honduras. I feel very supported.”

-Perla, SFDP client, formerly detained in Cibola County, granted political asylum in 2018

“The Santa Fe Dreamers Project helped me through the whole process and were there with me until I completed my dream of becoming a citizen! Being a citizen is a big accomplishment. Now I have a voice through my vote.

-Cyndi, Naturalization Client/ Current US Citizen