On the recordMarch 5, 2025
We overstayed our visa. We then adhered to the path that the law provided us, which was to go back to the Dominican Republic, get our green card, came back as a green card holder, became a U.S. citizen.
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Espaillat shared his immigration story to counter the NRCC's claims.
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