By ELYSA BATISTA

Originally published — 10:13 p.m., September 24, 2007
Updated — 5:25 a.m., September 25, 2007

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A Collier County nonprofit organization is under investigation for its role in aiding Southwest Florida Mexicans seeking legal status in Canada.

The Collier County Sheriff’s Office is looking into reports the agency has received concerning the Jerusalem Haitian Community Center (JHCC) in East Naples, said Kristi Lester, a sheriff’s spokeswoman. Canadian and Mexican authorities say the JHCC misled and promised immediate legal status to the illegal Mexicans by filling out refugee application — for a $300 to $400 donation, resulting in about 225 Mexican immigrants crossing into Windsor, Ontario, over the past few weeks and asking for asylum.

“We are actively investigating,â€