The Rahimi family has spent roughly $30,000 in legal fees and immigration processes over the years in an effort for Brandi Rahimi to get her husband legal status in the United States.
Brandi Rahimi’s husband, Shahrokh, is from Iran and has been in the U.S. for over 20 years. They met around 18 years ago, and Brandi Rahimi said her husband entered the U.S. illegally for his safety.
“His brother was involved in a political party in Iran, and the family believes that he was murdered by the government,” Brandi Rahimi said.
Shortly after she met Shahrokh Rahimi, she pushed him to begin the legal immigration process.
“That’s when we went and said, you have to start a court case to see what you can do to get asylum,” Brandi Rahimi said.
After more than a year, Shahrokh Rahimi was granted wit

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