WE SAVED REGINA! Regina and David have asylum in America! Read all about it in the case status.

Regina and David thank you for your prayers and financial support!

Thank you for praying for Regina, David, Attorneys Mary Sfasciotti and Hal Block and Judge O. John Brahos.

Please donate to the Regina Bakala Fund.

So far, so wonder-full! Your prayers and financial assistance continue to help!

June 5, 2005 - Against all odds, her case was reopened!
Dec. 29, 2005 - The venue was changed from Atlanta to Chicago.
Jan. 30, 2006 - The asylum portion of her husband's case was reopened.
January 26, 2007 - The big hearing is postponed! More details on case status.
April 2, 2007 - The big hearing at 9am. They have asylum!
April 15, 2007 - Celebration of Thanksgiving at 3:30 pm at St. Mary Church.

To e-mail words of encouragement, send them to regina@saveregina.org.

In Regina's Words

"I had to flee Africa because Congo was too dangerous for me. I prayed to know where to go. God said in my heart, 'America.' It's in the Bible, 'Wherever you put your leg shall be yours.' This is a beautiful country. Here there is freedom. All I want is to be a citizen of this beautiful country where God sent me."

save regina bakala

In this great country of the United States, we both cherish and take for granted our freedoms. Others come here to escape torture and repression and to live each day smiling, enjoying new found freedoms.

Step 1 was a huge success!
Seven immigration lawyers said it would not happen, but miraculously, Regina was saved from imminent deportation to Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) when her case was reopened!

Regina, a torture victim, was snatched from her family during Holy Week, 2005, and jailed for 11 weeks. Her appeal had been denied in 2002 but she was never told! Read her story. Thanks to your many prayers, advocacy and donations and the excellent work of Attorney Mary L. Sfasciotti, Regina is back at home and work, awaiting the new hearing.

Save the family

Step 2 can save the family!
The Board of Appeals linked Regina's case to that of David, who was also severely tortured. He has Withholding of Removal. Recently, the asylum portion of his case was also reopened. If he gets asylum, she gets it!
Lydia (6) and Christopher (5) are American citizens.

Pray for this miracle: Full asylum for Regina and David!

time to make a difference

We all look for ways to make a difference in this life. You already made a huge difference in getting Regina's case reopened. Now you can help this whole family! Please continue to help with their mounting legal fees. Every little bit helps! Please make a donation.