Attorney Jennifer Michal Castillo's Legal Cases

Immigration

Deferred Action for Detained Immigrant with Prior Deportation/Removal

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OUTCOME: Won: Stopped Deportation, Won Work Permit,

Client was detained after being arrested by ICE for being unlawfully present in the US after a deportation/removal. The client is a mother of three who lived in the US most of her adult life and had su ... rvived an abusive and neglectful childhood. Attorney Jennifer Potter won her Deferred Action which allowed her to remain in the US with her family and obtain a work permit.

Immigration

U-Visa for Victim of Robbery

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OUTCOME: Won: U-Visa

Attorney Jennifer Potter obtained a U-Visa with a waiver for a man who was a victim of robbery.

Immigration

TPS for Salvadoran

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OUTCOME: Won: TPS

Attorney Jennifer Potter successfully obtained Temporary Protected Status for client from El Salvador.

Immigration

Green Card for Spouse of US Citizen

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OUTCOME: Won: Legal residency/ "Green card"

Attorney Jennifer Potter represented a couple who married after the foreign spouse entered on a tourist visa to the United States. She assisted them in applying for Adjustment of Status, and the foreig ... n spouse was able to obtain her lawful US residence (her "green card").

Immigration

Stopped Deporation and Won Deferred Action

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OUTCOME: Won: Deferred Action and Work Authorization

The client was detained after illegally reentering the United States after being deported. Attorney Jennifer Potter stopped the deportation and won the client work authorization even though she had bee ... n deported in the past. The client was able to return home to her US citizen children and family members with legal status.

Immigration

Halted deportation of client on his way to Mexico

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OUTCOME: Won: Work Permit, Stopped Deportation

Client was on his way to be deported after a Motion for Stay was denied in his case. Though he had been deported two times before, Attorney Jennifer Potter filed a new Motion for Stay based on the extr ... eme need of the client's deportation while the client was flying to Mexico. Before the plane crossed the border, the client was pulled off the plane and was allowed to wait for the decision on his new motion. The motion for stay was granted and the client was allowed to return to his 4 US citizen children and his wife of many years.

Immigration

Negotiated Case Closure with US Government

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OUTCOME: Won: Deportation stopped, Work Permit

Client was in removal ("deportation") proceedings for over four years. Client hired Attorney Jennifer Potter after having no success with his prior lawyer. In a matter of two weeks, Attorney Jennifer ... Potter was able to negotiate with the Department of Homeland Security to close the client's case, stop his deportation, allow him to stay in the US with his 4 US citizen kids, and obtain a work permit and social security number.

Immigration

U-Visa for Domestic Violence

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OUTCOME: Obtained U-Certification and U-Visa Pre-Approval

Client was a male victim of Domestic Violence. He hired Attorney Jennifer Potter to obtain a certification of the U-visa from the police department which can take months, if it happens at all. Attorney ... Jennifer Potter received the certification in 5 days and got the U-Visa itself pre-approved in 24 hours.

Jennifer Michal Castillo's Legal Cases (8)

Deferred Action for Detained Immigrant with Prior Deportation/Removal

U-Visa for Victim of Robbery

TPS for Salvadoran

Green Card for Spouse of US Citizen

Stopped Deporation and Won Deferred Action

Halted deportation of client on his way to Mexico

Negotiated Case Closure with US Government

U-Visa for Domestic Violence