I have a client that needs to file bankruptcy. She’s deep in dept and in danger of eviction. The attorney wants to file her case before any judgment can be entered in her eviction case.

She has expressed a concern to me and I don’t know if you have a answer for her but I cannot answer. She apparently was hoping / planning to sponsor a relative to either become a citizen or to somehow get some immigration status that would allow the relative to come over.

She says she had “heard” that if she files bankruptcy, she couldn’t do that.

I told her to consult an immigration attorney but I thought I’d take a shot and see if you could address the issue.

My bottom line with her is that she really needs to look after herself right now and if she doesn’t file a bk she’s gonna be out on the street, and I doubt that would help with her immigration issue.