Lawrence isn’t even part of the US anymore.
Ah...you sound like you know. You know what I am saying...I find it hard to believe there aren’t lawyers who could have helped, but maybe the guy meant to say there weren’t lawyers who could help him at a price he was willing to pay.
That is a bit of an important distinction. If I had to pay money for a lawyer to help me stay in the USA and not be sent back to St. Lucia or worse, I would forgo my big LCD television and new car, buying a small one and a used car instead so that I could pay a lawyer.