Matter of Lekha C.
Oct 04, 2007OUTCOME: Application for Relief Granted
In a recent removal/deportation case involving asylum defense in San Francisco Immigration Court, Mr. Eckdish was able to obtain relief for a respondent/client from Cambodia who was convicted of two (2 ... ) aggravated felony crimes for which he received three (3) years state prison sentences on each. Mr. Eckdish filed an asylum application for relief in Immigration Court based upon the Convention Against Torture (CAT), depicting the intolerable human rights violations inflicted by the state against deportees returning to Cambodia. Despite the seriousness of the client’s California criminal convictions, the Immigration Judge granted relief in this case and client was not removed. Client will be able to remain and work in the U.S. indefinitely as long as the government in Cambodia continues to engage in serious human rights violations.
