An undocumented restaurant worker in Boston partially won her administrative sexual harassment case against her employer. Now she could be on a path to citizenship.
The Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination recently issued a certification allowing Luvina Hernandez to apply for a special visa designed for crime victims who help prosecute the alleged perpetrators. An MCAD hearing officer previously found that Hernandez faced sexual harassment at the hands of the restaurant’s executive chef.
Her next step is to apply for a U visa which, if granted, will protect her from deportation and eventually allow her to apply for permanent residence and ...
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