Attorney Moises Leonel Barraza's Legal Cases

Immigration

Asylum

May 17, 2017

OUTCOME: Granted

The C.R. family fled gang persecution and death threats in their home country of El Salvador. They sought asylum together in the U.S., but their cases were split up in three different parts of the coun ... try, and a previous attorney gave them bad information. Attorney Barraza took over their cases, joined them all together in Chicago Immigration Court, and began fighting to compile the strongest possible case. At trial, the government attorney tried hard to discredit the Respondents’ testimony. The Judge also was skeptical of the case, and Attorney Barraza was prepared to continue the trial for an additional day. However, he had presented clear, cohesive, and convincing evidence, both from the expert witness and the victims’ own testimony. After consideration, the Judge approved the entire family’s asylum claim. Now they are able to live in the U.S. without fear of being returned to the dangers of their home country and are looking forward to receiving their residency and eventually U.S. citizenship.

Immigration

Withholding of Removal under the Convention Against Torture

Jun 24, 2014

OUTCOME: Granted

A.F. was apprehended and detained for over seven months without bond. A.F. had a previous deportation order, several controlled substance convictions, and a conviction for battery. Immigration reinstat ... ed the old deportation order and was about to remove A.F. without a hearing. A.F.’s wife had talked to another immigration lawyer who told her there was no hope, before she came to our office. We fought the case for seven months, halted his deportation, and applied for relief based on A.F.’s fear of returning to Mexico. We spent two days presenting witnesses, documents, and expert testimony, after which the Judge granted our request. A.F. returned home to his family a few days later, just in time for the Fourth of July celebration.

Immigration

Unlawful Presence Waiver

Apr 30, 2014

OUTCOME: Granted

R.M. was facing a ten year penalty for having remained in the United States for more than one year without permission. We submitted evidence of the hardship that a ten year separation would have on ... his United States Citizen wife and children, asking for USCIS to waive the ten year bar. Five months later, our waiver was approved, and R.M. is now penalty free.

Immigration

Cancellation of Removal

Apr 04, 2014

OUTCOME: Granted

F.S. retained our office two months before his final deportation hearing. We hit the ground running gathering documentation and preparing a brief, which we submitted one week prior to the hearing. At t ... he final hearing, we presented evidence that F.S.’s daughter, who had an implanted device in her head for hydrocephalus, would suffer extreme and unusual hardship if she were forced to either move to Mexico with F.S. or be separated from the financial and other support that F.S. provided. The Judge granted our case, and F.S. is now permitted to remain with his family in the U.S.

Moises Leonel Barraza's Legal Cases (4)

Asylum

Withholding of Removal under the Convention Against Torture

Unlawful Presence Waiver

Cancellation of Removal