Chicago-area immigrants settle lawsuit with Homeland Security CHICAGO: Some notary publics allegedly took advantage of residents, jeopardizing their status BY DAN CATERINICCHIA Associated Press Writer This story ran on nwitimes.com on Sunday, July 17, 2005 12:20 AM CDT CHICAGO | Illegal immigrant Fermin Gutierrez shelled out $1,500 after a notary public said he could get the Mexican national U.S. residency within months, instead of the years the green-card process normally takes. But months later, Gutierrez started getting letters from the federal government saying that he illegally filed for residency and could be deported. That's when he knew the notary had...
