Chicago, IL
Immigration Lawyer at Chicago, IL
Practice Areas: Immigration
OUTCOME: Appeal Won & Green Card Approved
Successfully appealed USCIS hardship waiver and green card denials to the Office of Administrative Appeals, which held that (1) USCIS should never have requested a waiver and (2) the green card should ... have been approved.
OUTCOME: Within two months of the case being filed, USCIS re-interviewed the couple and approved the I-130 Petition and I-485 Application. The couple is happily moving on with their life together.
A U.S. citizen husband and foreign national wife filed a writ of mandamus, requesting that the district court 1) deem USCIS's delay in adjudicating an I-130 Petition and I-485 Application unreasonable ... and 2) order USCIS to adjudicate the I-130 Petition and I-485 Application. The Petition and Application had been pending for over three years.
OUTCOME: Within three months of the case being filed, USCIS approved the I-130 Petition and I-485 Application. The couple is happily moving on with their life together.
A U.S. citizen husband and non-citizen wife filed a writ of mandamus, requesting that the district court 1) deem USCIS's delay in adjudicating an I-130 Petition and I-485 Application unreasonable and 2 ... ) order USCIS to adjudicate the I-130 Petition and I-485 Application. The Petition and Application had been pending for over two years.
OUTCOME: Motion for Summary Judgment Granted; Petitioner Granted Permanent Resident Status
Petitioner filed a writ of mandamus, challenging USCIS's denial of his application to adjust of status to permanent resident, as contrary to the law. On cross-motions for summary judgment the federal d ... istrict court judge ruled in favor of Petitioner, finding that USCIS denied the application in violation of the law. Following the court's decision, USCIS granted Petitioner's application for permanent resident status.
OUTCOME: USCIS's Motion to Dismiss Denied; Petitioner Granted Permanent Resident Status
Petitioner brought a writ of mandamus action, seeking the federal district court's order to compel USCIS to adjudicate his application for permanent resident status. USCIS filed a motion to dismiss for ... lack of jurisdiction and Petitioner argued that the court had jurisdiction. The court ruled in favor of Petitioner, finding that it had jurisdiction because of the unreasonable delay. Soon after losing the motion, USCIS granted Petitioner's application for permanent residence.
OUTCOME: Asylum Granted
Application for asylum approved in immigration court based on social group in a Balkan nation.