Mobile County Sheriff urges immigrants not to be afraid to help in search for missing family

Mobile County Sheriff Paul Burch attempted to reassure the local Hispanic, immigrant population that they should not be afraid of assisting in the investigation into a missing Theodore family.

“I want to directly address those in the Spanish-speaking community and let you know this case is about finding this family, not focusing on your immigration status,” Burch said in a video message. “We are looking for any witnesses to come forward about this case.”

Burch mentioned that there is a federal program, the U non-immigrant status or U-Visa, that noncitizens can apply for that is meant to help in crimes like the disappearance of Aurelia Choc, 40, and her two children, Niurka Choc, 17, and Anthony Garcia, 2…

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