{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://horn.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=360", "Rep. Horn Secures Review of Denied Visa for World-Renowned Violinist", "2020-10-02", "2020", "2020-10", "Democrat", "House", "OK", "Kendra Horn", "H001083", "horn.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "On Friday, October 2, Congresswoman Kendra Horn (OK-5) announced she has secured a review of violinist Anglica Pereira denied Form I-140, Petition for Alien Worker (based on being an alien with extraordinary ability) or green card. Pereira received notable media attention following her visa denial.\r\nCongresswoman Horn wrote a letter of support for Anglica Pereira's initial visa petition. Following Pereira's visa denial, Congresswoman Horn reached out to offer further assistance with her case. Congresswoman Horn contacted USCIS to request a Service Motion, or request for review. The case was reviewed by an official who determined the case will be re-opened by USCIS.\r\nAnglica is truly a treasure and asset to Oklahoma and our nation. Her talent and contributions to the Oklahoma City Philharmonic and her service to our community are unmatched. We are fortunate she has chosen to call our state home. I'm pleased we were able to help successfully secure a review of her visa denial and will continue to do all we can to assist her in this process, said Congresswoman Horn. Anglica is an example of how our immigration system often falls shortshe did everything by the book but fell through a crack in the system. I was honored to write a letter of support for Anglica's initial EB1 petition and am proud we were able to work with her to re-open her case. Anglica's talent makes her unique, but many other immigrants like her pay taxes and contribute to our economy and cultural life. They are doing it right and we should be making it easier, not harder, to stay in the country they call home.\r\nI have been blessed to count on the support of Congresswoman Horn and her staff, said Anglica Pereira. From the first communication with her office back at the beginning of August when I requested a support letter to this date, everyone at Congresswoman Horn's office has been extremely kind, understanding and helpful to my situation. Since they got notified of the denial of my EB1 petition, I have had multiple phone calls from her staff checking on me to make sure I am doing well, and just keeping themselves on top of anything new about my case, always assuring me that they are doing everything in their power to help me. I cannot thank them enough! Thank you so much Congresswoman Horn and every single person on your staff that has supported me through this very difficult time.\r\nAnglica Pereira is a teacher, a professional violinist with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic, and a Latin Grammy-award winning musician. She moved to the United States from Colombia on a full bachelor's degree scholarship at Oklahoma City University at the age of 18. She holds a Bachelors in Music Education, Bachelors in Music Performance and Masters of Music Performance from Oklahoma City University. Pereira teaches third through twelfth grades at El Sistema Oklahoma, a nonprofit that teaches music to underserved students in public schools.\r\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://horn.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=360"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8272950071841478, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}