Politics & Government
Paperwork Keeps Legal Bethel Immigrant From Returning
A legal immigrant went back to the Philippines for a family funeral, but now has trouble getting back.

BETHEL, CT — A legal Bethel immigrant is having trouble getting back home from her native Philippines after a paperwork issue.
Stella Bowles and husband Patrick Bowles met in 2013 in an online Catholic chat room and married months later, according to the News-Times.
Stella Bowles flew back home to attend a funeral for her nephew two months ago, but she didn't have a from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services letter that proves she can legally travel in and out of the United States.
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Officials said they would send a letter next week after pressure from U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal.
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