Recent Case Results
June 8, 2010 – Citizen of Pakistan was granted non-LPR cancellation of removal
Facts: In January 1999, a citizen of Pakistan entered the United States from Canada. In March 2009, DHS placed him in removal proceedings. He called the firm for assistance.
The firm’s representation: Luckily, our client had barely met the 10 year residency requirement for non-LPR cancellation of removal. The firm gathered the medical records for our client’s wife and children for submission of evidence of exceptional and extremely unusual hardship.
Case status: On June 8, 2010, our client was granted non-LPR cancellation of removal and several weeks later, he received his green card.
May 1, 2010 – Citizen of Uganda received his Naturalization after it was alleged that he had committed certain crimes
Facts: A citizen of Uganda applied for naturalization on his own. In February 2010, he received a Notice of Intent to Deny his application, which alleged that he had lied to get his green card by covering up his criminal convictions and that he lied to the officer who interviewed him for naturalization. In addition to risking denial of his naturalization application, our client also risked being placed into removal proceedings. He called the firm for help.
The Firm’s Representation: The firm aggressively responded to the notice of intent to deny and began to immediately gather new evidence. Within three weeks, the firm obtained the additional necessary evidence, took our client’s affidavit, and prepared a response memo.
Outcome: Three months after the firm started our representation of our client, on May 1, 2010, our client was sworn in as a proud citizen of the United States.
April 21, 2010 – Citizen of Togo receives asylum based on persecution on account of his political opinion
Facts: A citizen of Togo came to the United States with nothing more than the shirt on his back. He had no visa and no passport. When he arrived at Dulles Airport, he claimed asylum, but immigration authorities arrested him. He spent three months in jail before his case was referred to the firm.
The firm’s representation: The firm took our client’s case and immediately filed for humanitarian parole from incarceration. Three months later, our client was released from ICE incarceration. The firm then started to build a case for asylum. The country of Togo is not always tolerant of political dissent. Later, the firm obtained a work permit for our client.
Case status: On April 21, 2010, our client was granted asylum.
April 8, 2010 – Citizen of Nicaragua received a green card through NACARA adjustment of status despite three assault convictions
Facts A citizen of Nicaragua applied for Nicaraguan adjustment of status when he was very young. Before his application was approved, he had been convicted of second degree assault on three separate occasions. His adjustment application was denied by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. Subsequently, he was placed in removal proceedings and immigration detention. His family contacted the firm and asked if we could help him.
The Firm’s Representation The firm renewed our client’s adjustment application in the Immigration Court. The firm presented crucial psychiatric expert testimony that figured heavily in the Immigrations Judge’s decision to grant the application for adjustment under the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act.
Outcome On April 8, 2010, the Immigration Court granted our client’s application to adjust status. Two weeks later, our client was released from jail.
March 15, 2010 – Conviction vacated based on an illegal sentence
Facts: A non-citizen defendant pled guilty to the Maryland offense of fourth degree sex crime in 1997. In 2010, he was picked up by ICE and held under the mandatory detention status. His family asked the firm for help.
The firm’s representation: The firm reviewed our client’s case and noticed that at the time of his offense in 1997, he was under the age of 18. Because our client was a minor, the District Court of Maryland could not have assumed jurisdiction over him. The firm filed a motion to vacate an illegal conviction and sentence in the District Court.
Outcome: On March 15, 2010, our client’s conviction was vacated. Several days later, our client was released on ICE bond. Unfortunately, our client chose to commit more crimes while he was on ICE bond and he was eventually deported based on those crimes. So say the least, the firm was very disappointed in our client’s decision to commit more crimes after we put our client in a position to get a green card.
March 2, 2010 – Citizen of Liberia received his green card after the firm filed a mandamus action in federal court
Facts A citizen of Liberia was granted refugee status in 2004. In 2006, he filed for adjustment of status. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) delayed adjudication of his application for over two years. He contacted the firm to see if anything could be done.
The Firm’s Representation In March 2009, the firm filed for a writ of mandamus in federal court to compel the USCIS to adjudicate our client’s adjustment application.
Outcome on March 2, 2010, our client was granted adjustment of status to that of a lawful permanent resident.
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