Matter I-S- (Arlington, VA Imm. Ct. 2009
N/AOUTCOME: Granted
Employment-based adjustment of status granted under portability provision of INA § 204(j) for self-employed Russian entrepreneur in "same or similar" occupational classification.
Thomas K Ragland's Legal Cases (46)
Washington, DC
Immigration Lawyer at Washington, DC
Practice Areas: Immigration
Matter of A-B- (Arlington, VA Imm. Ct. 2009)
N/AOUTCOME:
Removal proceedings terminated; successfully argued that client not subject to reinstatement of removal for unlawful reentry following entry of expedited removal order under INA § 235.
Matter of T-B- (Arlinton, VA Imm. Ct. 2008)
N/AOUTCOME: Granted
Adjustment of status granted, removal proceedings terminated; successfully argued that client failed to maintain lawful R-1 nonimmigrant status through "no fault of his own" under INA § 245(k).
Matter of A-K- (Arlington, VA Imm Ct. 2007)
N/AOUTCOME: Granted
(with Michael Maggio) Asylum granted to Russian businessman based on well-founded fear of persecution on account of political opinion and membership in particular social group.
Matter of M-S- (Baltimore, MD Imm. Ct. 2007)
N/AOUTCOME: Deferral
Deferral of removal under Convention Against Torture granted to Iranian student convicted of controlled substance offense.
Matter of A-D- (Arlington, VA Imm. Ct. 2006)
N/AOUTCOME:
(with Thomas Elliot) - Waiver under INA § 209(c) and readjustment of status granted to Pakistani student convicted of aggravated felony offense.
Independent Hospitalist Physicians PLLC v. Rodriguez, No. 14-cv-1978 (D.D.C. Dec. 7, 2014)
N/AOUTCOME:
APA complaint and Motion for Preliminary Injunction challenging denial of H-1B visa for foreign physician who was granted a 212(e) waiver to work in medically underserved area. Two weeks after filing ... lawsuit, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reopened case, reversed its prior decision, and granted H-1B visa.
Matter of P-M- (Arlington, VA Imm. Ct. 2012)
N/AOUTCOME:
Removal proceedings terminated; successfully argued that client's Virginia conviction for attempted sexual battery not a crime involving moral turpitude.
Matter of L-M- & S-S- (Arlington, VA Imm. Ct. 2012)
N/AOUTCOME:
Removal proceedings terminated. Overcame DHS charge of fraudulent asylum claim, and thus invalid lawful permanent resident status, because government failed to prove deportability by clear, unequivoca ... l, and convincing evidence.
United States v. Mott Thoroughbred Stables, Inc. OCAHO Case No. 14A00004 (OCAHO Sept. 26, 2014)
N/AOUTCOME:
Successfully challenged ICE employer sanction complaint and imposition of fine for I-9 violations; OCAHO judge reduced fine by over 50%.
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