A partial happy ending may be salvaged for a 24-year-old Haitian immigrant whose 18-month-old daughter drowned on her secret journey to St. Thomas in January, 2006.  Nadine Charles left the territory to travel to Florida, where her quest for asylum will continue. Charles’ case was transferred to the Florida Immigrant Advocacy Rights group, attorney Ravinder S. Nagi, Chair of the International Practice Group of Tom Bolt & Associates, P.C. said Tuesday.

Charles had her first plane ride last weekend after a one-day delay caused by the mass of travel documents that Customs agents at King Airport had to go through – causing her to miss her original travel date, Nagi said.  "Our efforts were to get her the appropriate representation in Florida, where she has family," Nagi said. Continue Reading Advocacy Group Helping Haitian Mother