L.U.L.A.C. gives passports to U.S.-born children of immigrants for free

PHOENIX - Many of the families lined up outside St. Matthew’s Church Saturday morning had been waiting since Friday afternoon to get passports for their children.

Hundreds more showed up on Saturday morning to take part in the League of United Latin American Citizens “Save the Children” Workshop.

L.U.L.A.C. provided the resources to get passports for 1,000 U.S.-born children up to 16 years of age.

L.U.L.A.C. helped parents fill out the paper work to get their children the passports so that the kids would not have any trouble entering and leaving the United States.

The organization is also covering the cost of the passports.

The group didn’t expect to have such a large turnout for the campaign.

“Today we can only take a thousand. We had no idea there would be this kind of response. There’s a lot of children born in the United States that are U.S. citizens that are in jeopardy maybe because of the status of their parents.” said Frank Barrios with L.U.L.A.C.

Both parents had to be present to get started on the child’s paperwork. They also needed their birth certificate or naturalization documents, school ID, school and vaccination records, two photos, and the parents also needed ID.

L.U.L.A.C. is planning to host the same event in Tucson.

Due to Saturday’s response, they are also planning to host another “Save the Children” event in Phoenix within a month.