Cedar Falls, IA
Immigration Lawyer at Cedar Falls, IA
Practice Areas: Immigration, Asylum
OUTCOME: Appeal sustained, Green card issued
Client from poor rural area in Guatemala was granted U status based on being victim of a serious crime. USCIS denied her GC based on minor criminal activities. We appealed, showing rehabilitation and h ... umanitarian considerations. Client received GC after appeal was sustained.
OUTCOME: Green card granted
We assisted an unaccompanied minor obtain guardianship where he was living. With the guardianship petition granted we were able to close his removal case and get him a green card.
OUTCOME: Green card approved
After attending their adjustment of status interview (the packet for which had been filed by another attorney), my client received a NOID due to a theft issue in his past. I submitted a legal brief exp ... laining why theft should not disqualify my client from receiving a green card in this instance.
OUTCOME: Green card
We were able to have a custody determination approved for an unaccompanied child in removal proceedings. Based on this, we were able to get a Special Immigrant Juvenile Status approved with which to cl ... ose the removal proceedings and go ahead with a green card.
OUTCOME: Citizenship was granted
Client represented himself pro se for citizenship application as well as the ensuing interview. Citizenship was denied. At that point client engaged our legal services. We filed an appeal stating legal ... grounds for why denial should be reviewed. Within a week, oath ceremony was scheduled.
OUTCOME: I-601 granted
I-601 was filed due to USCIS perceiving client as being inadmissible due to criminal issues. We argued with statutes and case law as to why the criminal issues should not preclude the client from admis ... sibility and also included a thorough waiver application. The waiver was granted, luckily right in time for client to have a happy holiday season.
OUTCOME: Green card issued
Refugee had applied pro se for I-485 and failed to disclose criminal issues in his background. We were able to timely amend the petition with adequate disclosure and a legal brief arguing that the crim ... inal issues should not disqualify refugee from adjusting status to green card holder.
OUTCOME: Granted
Well-deserving client with only one minor incident on his record. Had to convince court personnel to re-open a previously expunged file to show USCIS that the incident was very minor. Received Notice o ... f Intent to Deny on the basis that USCIS claimed client was out of the country on specific dates. We replied, demonstrating that client was in the country on the dates in questions. The same day our reply was received, DACA was granted via e-mail, later client received approval in the mail.
OUTCOME: PD granted
Asylum pending for many years. Applicant was able to file an I-130 through USC (naturalized) child while waiting for adjudication of asylum. Derivative asylum applicant had no other legal recourse. Gov ... ernment agreed to prosecutorial discretion, allowing applicant to continue family petition process while both applicants are able to remain in the U.S.
OUTCOME: Approved
Marriage after client fell out of status. Green card approved.
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