Licensed Federally to Practice Immigration Law in all 50 States. Helping immigrats around the world. Dedicated practice to Immigration Law, Admitted in NJ.
Mr. Barbosa founded Diaspora Law aiming at connecting community oriented attorneys in order to provide comprehensive immigration services. Mr. Barbosa sees immigration as a human rights oriented practice. He previously worked with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees as a Legal Assistant and with the Service Employees International Union, as an organizer.
His previous academic and work experiences have taken him for extended periods to Japan, Brazil, China, the United Kingdom and Chile. He speaks Spanish, and Portuguese.
Mr. Barbosa is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Rotary International, the Pennsylvania State Alumni Association, and Sierra Club. Mr. Barbosa was awarded the Certificate on Exemplary Commitment to Pro-Bono and Public Service. His pledge to client attention makes him a reachable attorney with the skills and experience to advocate for his clients.
He is admitted to practice in the State of New Jersey, and before the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey as well as Immigration Courts nationwide.
Practice areas
www.diasporalaw.com
Languages spoken
Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin, Japanese, English
Diaspora Law
310 Morris Ave
Suite 301/302
Elizabeth, NJ, 07208
Diaspora Law
2300 Ninth St. South
Suite 305
Arlington, VA, 22204
Diaspora Law
1136 Hamilton St.
1st. Floor
Allentown, PA, 18101
Diaspora Law
1500 Market Street, 12th Floor, East Tower
Philadelphia, PA, 19102
Diaspora Law
138 N. 5th St.
Reading, PA, 19610
Diaspora Law
30 N. Brevard Ave.
Cocoa Beach, FL, 32931
Diaspora Law
941 W Morse Blvd
Winter Park, FL, 32789
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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NJ | Active | 2010 | 12/28/2020 |
Award name | Grantor | Date granted |
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New Jersey Rising Stars | Super Lawyers | 2019 |
Influential Latino Leaders as Trail Blazers & Influencers | Latino Connections | 2018 |
Lo Mejor De Lo Mejor | Latino Connections | 2018 |
Pro Bono and Public Service Award | Syracuse University | 2009 |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Attorney | Diaspora LAW, LLC | 2012 - Present |
Partner | Leschak & Barbosa | 2011 - 2012 |
Political Organizer | SEIU | 2011 - 2011 |
Organizer (OIT) | SEIU | 2011 - 2011 |
Policy Advocate | D.C. Language Access Coalition | 2010 - 2011 |
Volunteer Language Access Project | Legal Aid Society of DC | 2010 - 2010 |
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International Trade and Integration, Intern | ECLAC | 2009 - 2009 |
Volunteer, Law Students in Action | Legal Assistance of Western New York | 2008 - 2010 |
Summer Legal Intern | The AIRE Centre | 2008 - 2008 |
International Protection Assistant | UNHCR | 2006 - 2006 |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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Pennsylvania State Alumni Association | Member | 2016 - Present |
Rotary International | Member | 2015 - Present |
Sierra Club | Member | 2014 - Present |
American Immigration Lawyers Association | Member | 2010 - Present |
Publication name | Title | Date |
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Motivos magazine | Temporary Protected Status and Its Future/ El estatus de protección temporal y su situación a futuro | 2018 |
CESRAN | Labor Law in China: In the context of China's Cultural Traditions(Link) | 2011 |
Impunity Watch Law Journal | Diverging Theories Explain Attack on Indigenous Celebration. | 2009 |
Impunity Watch Law Journal | New Guerrilla Group Attacks Military Post. | 2009 |
Impunity Watch Law Journal | Labor Leaders Assassinated by Paramilitaries. | 2009 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs | MA - Masters | 2009 |
Tsinghua Daxue | International Studies | 2009 |
Syracuse University | JD/MA | 2009 |
Pennsylvania State University, University Park (main campus) | BA - Bachelor of Arts | 2005 |
Kansai Gaikokugo Daigaku | Japanese Studies | 2005 |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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East Chestnut Street Mennonite Church | Immigration | 2018 |
Community Legal Clinic | Legal Advice | 2018 |
Tec Centro Debate - LOWV | Lancaster, Debate | 2017 |
Statewide Parent Meeting | Grantville, Presentation | 2017 |
Refugees charity, square dancing. | Lancaster, Community Foundation | 2017 |
Presentation Evergreen School | Plainfield, Presentation | 2017 |
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Presentation Christina Seix Academy | Trenton, Presentation | 2017 |
Presentation at Literacy Center | Coatesville, Presentation | 2017 |
New Brunswick Presentation | New Brunswick, Presentation | 2017 |
NAACP Lancaster Theological Seminary Hafer Center | Lancaster, Seminary | 2017 |
Migrant Ed. Event | Reading, Event | 2017 |
Know Your Rights Event | Union City, Event | 2017 |
Immigration Presentation | Elizabethtown, Presentation | 2017 |
Immigrant Support Founders - Board Meeting | Princeton, Board Meeting | 2017 |
First Memorial Presbyterian Church Presentation | Dover, Presentation | 2017 |
CWS Annual Community Appreciation Breakfast | Lancaster, Community Foundation | 2017 |
CONOZCA SUS DERECHOS Conference | Elizabeth, Conference | 2017 |
Church Presentation with Jean-Gardy | Lancaster, Presentation | 2017 |
American flag raising | East Orange, Event | 2017 |
2017 Immigration Conference | Newark, Conference | 2017 |
2017 Annual Meeting and Convention | Atlantic City, Annual Meeting | 2017 |
Young Professional Summit Committee Meeting | Harrisburg, Meeting | 2016 |
Warren County Forum on Immigrant and Refugee Families | Phillipsburg, Forum | 2016 |
The African American/Latino Roundtable | Harrisburg, Conference | 2016 |
Taller sobre Immigracion en York | York, workshop | 2016 |
Presenting . Rotary Meeting. | Lancaster, Presentation. | 2016 |
Networking Event | Lancaster, Event. | 2016 |
MLK Weekend SU Reunion | Key West, Reunion | 2016 |
LCDC Spring Banquet & Silent Auction | Leola Village, Forum | 2016 |
Latino Empowerment Project | Lancaster, Project | 2016 |
Latest news on immigration. | Elizabeth, Immigration Conference | 2016 |
Know Your Rights Presentation | Newark, Presentation | 2016 |
Housing Project Meeting (Rotary) | Lancaster, Meeting | 2016 |
Housing Project Meeting | Lancaster, Meeting | 2016 |
Hispanic Conference | Hanover , Conference | 2016 |
YWCA Diversity Forum | Harrisburg, Forum | 2015 |
Small Business and Community Expo | Lancaster, Community Expo | 2015 |
Reflections on Leadership Symposium | Camp Hill, Symposium | 2015 |
Presentation at McCaskey High School | Lancaster, Presentation | 2015 |
Presentation at Iglesia Nuestra Señora de Mount Carmel. | Orange, Presentation | 2015 |
NORWESCAP Immigration forum | Phillipsburg, Immigration forum | 2015 |
New Brunswick Presentation | New Brunswick, Presentation | 2015 |
Messiah College Presentation | Mechanicsburg, Guest speaker | 2015 |
Immigration Issues in Plainfield | Plainfield, Immigration Issues | 2015 |
Immigration Forum, St. Joseph Catholic Church | Hanover, Immigration Forum | 2015 |
Immigrants rights community forum | Elizabeth, Community forum | 2015 |
HOPE - Church - Breakfast Presentation | Lancaster, Presentation | 2015 |
Harrisburg Rottary- ABC Appalachian Brewery | Harrisburg, Rottary | 2015 |
All Star- Community Project | Lancaster, Community Project | 2015 |
YORK Presentation | York, Presentation | 2014 |
Workshop / Immigration | York, Workshop | 2014 |
United Passaic Organization- Immigration Conference | Passaic, Immigration Conference | 2014 |
Sin Barreras Community Help Fair | Charlottesville,Community Help Fair | 2014 |
Saint Joseph church, presentations | Elizabeth, Presentation | 2014 |
SACA immigration seminar | Lancaster, Seminar | 2014 |
READING Presentation | Penn Street Reading, Presentation | 2014 |
Presentation, Iglesia Puerta de Paz | Lancaster, Presentation | 2014 |
Latinos Unidos Workshop | Harrisburg, Workshop | 2014 |
Lancaster County Community Foundation | Lancaster, Community Foundation | 2014 |
HOPE Community Services, GALA | Lancaster, Community Services | 2014 |
HGSK South Side Branch Library Presentation | Bethlehem, Presentation | 2014 |
Forum Morris County Family Center | Dover, Forum | 2014 |
Etown Meet up | Elizabethtown, Meet up | 2014 |
Dominican event | York, Event | 2014 |
Diversity Networking Forum | Harrisburg, Forum | 2014 |
Conference Immigration | Lancaster, Conference | 2014 |
Community Workshop with HGSK | Lancaster, Community Workshop | 2014 |
Community Forum | Hanover, Forum | 2014 |
Community Expo | Lancaster, Community Expo | 2014 |
Asbury Park presentation | Asbury Park, presentation | 2014 |
Annual FBA NJ Immigration Conference | Newark, Immigration Conference | 2014 |
AILA Annual Conference on Immigration Law | Boston, Conference | 2014 |
Activity Toys for Tots - Programa migrante | Lancaster, Programa migrante | 2014 |
A Forum on Immigration in Lancaster, PA | Lancaster, Immigration Forum | 2014 |
8th Annual Community Service Celebration | Lancaster, Community Service | 2014 |
1st presentation at St. Francis | Harrisburg, presentation | 2014 |
Welcome to "our team" reception | Lancaster, reception | 2013 |
Virginia Immigrant Advocates Summit | Columbia Pike,Advocates Summit | 2013 |
VALHEN 2013 Encuentro Conference | J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, Conference | 2013 |
VACOLAO Lobby District Rally | Harrisonburg, Rally | 2013 |
VACOLAO Lobby District Rally | Albemarle County, Rally | 2013 |
VACOLAO Lobby District Meeting with Rep. Wittman | Fredericksburg, Meeting | 2013 |
VACOLAO Lobby District Door Knocking | Enterprise Street Sterling, Door Knocking | 2013 |
VACOLAO Lobby District Community Forum | Enterprise Street Sterling, Community Forum | 2013 |
VACOLAO Lobby District Community Forum | Enterprise Street Sterling, Community Forum | 2013 |
VA First Referrals Meeting | Arlington, Meeting | 2013 |
Sin Barreras Forum | Waynesboro, Forum | 2013 |
Refer Clients, Plan Presentations and Network | Fairfax, Presentation | 2013 |
Reception Honoring Pickering & Rangel Fellows | Washington, Reception | 2013 |
Rally for Immigrant Rights | Washington, Regional Rally | 2013 |
Petersburg Mentoring Event | Petersburg, Event | 2013 |
Paterson Family Success Center | Paterson, Community Immigration Forum | 2013 |
Overview of Labor Law and Tenant Rights | Paterson, Presentation | 2013 |
Organizacion Azteca / LLANJ - Immigration Committee | Atlantic City, Community Immigration Forum | 2013 |
North Plainfield Forum. Ecuatorians / Centro Hispano | Saint Joseph's Church/Centro Hispano, Forum | 2013 |
NJHCC Event | Jersey City, Event | 2013 |
Mi Casa es Puebla | Passaic, Comuunity Immigration Forum | 2013 |
Lutheran Youth Immigration Presentation | Jersey Ave, Immigration Presentation | 2013 |
LLANJ - Immigration Committee | Lakewood, Community Immigration Forum | 2013 |
Lazos, meeting Brunswick Presentation | New Brunswick, Presentation | 2013 |
Latino Lunch Connection - VACOLAO | Columbia Pike, Latino Lunch Connection | 2013 |
Latino Leadership Alliance of New Jersey | Arsbury Park, Community Immigration Forum | 2013 |
Immigration Representation Conference | Newark, Immigration Conference | 2013 |
Immigration presentation NCC-Adult Learning Center | Newark, Presentation | 2013 |
Immigration presentation | Charlotsville, Presentation | 2013 |
Immigration Presentation | Elizabeth, Presentation | 2013 |
Immigration Forum with Stepahanie Takushi | Columbia, Immigration Forum | 2013 |
Immigration Forum | Hempstead, Forum | 2013 |
Immigration event | Morristown, event | 2013 |
Immigration Detention Seminar, Hanover Law | Washington, Immigration Seminar | 2013 |
Immigration Coalition | New Brunswick, Immigration Coalition | 2013 |
Iglesia Cristiana Amor Constante | Dover, Community Immigration Forum | 2013 |
Human Rights Viol. in Guatemala | New York, Forum | 2013 |
Harrisburg, Forum | Harrisburg, Forum | 2013 |
Forum, Phi Iota Alpfa, | Newark, Forum | 2013 |
Forum - Paterson | Paterson, Forum | 2013 |
Forum - Jersey City | Jersey City, Forum | 2013 |
Flemington, Foro | Flemington, Foro | 2013 |
Conference to Support Immigrants | United Way - Conference | 2013 |
Comunity Forum | Perth Amboy, Forum | 2013 |
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties | Edison, Forum | 2013 |
Centro de Exito Familiar de Phillipsburg | Phillipsburg, Presentation | 2013 |
CBP Tour and GOES Enrollment and NJ Chapter Meeting | Elizabeth, Enrollment and Chapter Meeting | 2013 |
Broadway, Long Branch, Forum | Long Branch, Foro | 2013 |
Bradley Beach Forum | Bradley Beach, Forum | 2013 |
Annual Sangria Social and Immigration Law Panel | Newark, Immigration Law Panel | 2013 |
Alexander F. Jankowsi Community Center | Perth Amboy, Community Immigration Forum | 2013 |
5th Special meeting Lakewood Immigration Reform | Lakewood, Special meeting | 2013 |
Case name | Outcome |
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Adjustments with Waivers | Green Cards Approved |
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Victor Garza, Immigration Attorney on Apr 16, 2020
Relationship: Worked together on matter
Oscar is a knowledgable and compassionate attorney. He puts clients at ease and the Court on notice.
Somair Alam, Immigration Attorney on Feb 10, 2017
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
Mr. Barbosa is a highly capable attorney committed to providing clients experienced, knowledgeable and aggressive representation. I endorse him without reservation.
Christopher Doval, Immigration Attorney on Oct 26, 2016
Relationship: Worked together on matter
Mr. Barbosa is a passionate, aggressive and thorough advocate in immigration law, an area in which he concentrates. I have known and worked with him on several endeavors over the years and have always been impressed with his devotion and creativity. His background lends him to be a sensitive counselor for people with complex concerns and from diverse cultures.
Juliana Diaz, Immigration Attorney on Mar 24, 2015
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
I endorse this lawyer. Very well-rounded and knowledgeable in Immigration law.
Megan Lantz, Immigration Attorney on Sep 20, 2013
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
I endorse this lawyer. He is an excellent attorney who is highly knowledgeable in the area of immigration law.
Helen Ramirez, Immigration Attorney on Aug 26, 2013
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
I endorse this lawyer.