Roberto came to the United States from Venezuela when he was five years old on a tourist visa with his family.  He grew up in Orlando, Florida like any other little boy, with one exception:   Roberto had no legal immigration status.   When Roberto was 25 years old, he was arrested for driving without a license [...]

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Issue:        Angel entered the United States from Mexico in 1994 as a lawful permanent resident. In 1998, he suffered a traumatic brain injury in a work-related accident.  He has been permanently disabled since that time. The traumatic brain injury caused Angel to experience certain personality changes, including behavioral excesses and impulsivity. At one point, these [...]

Posted in Cancellation of Removal, Miami Immigration Court, Non-LPR Cancellation, Residency, Waivers, hardship, removal | No Comments »

Issue:
 Olga*, a Mexican National, came to our office with her U.S. citizen husband, Luis, after they had received a Notice to Appear at the Immigration Court for Olga’s deportation proceedings. Luis* had previously filed an I-130 marriage petition on behalf of his wife as well as an application to adjust her status to lawful permanent [...]

Tags: cancellation, Permanent Residency
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Issue:
Viviana*, a Peruvian national, came to our office after receiving a letter from USCIS denying her residency application based upon her marriage to a U.S. citizen. Viviana informed our office that she had not appeared at her second residency interview because she had separated from her husband and her marriage was over. Soon after, she [...]

Tags: Adjustment Application, cancellation, Immigrant Visa, waiver
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In the month of September we successfully defended two lawful permanent residents who were in removal proceedings because of old criminal convictions. Because both of the cases involved pre-1996 criminal convictions, our clients were able to apply for relief pursuant to former section 212(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, otherwise known as a 212(c) [...]

Tags: 212(c), 212(c) waiver, cancellation, Non LPRCancellation of Removal, waiver
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Our client Ismael Ramirez asked us to post this story about his long road to permanent residency:
THE END OF A NIGHTMARE
 
The beginning of a dream come true. That was what happened on October 8, 2008 in the Immigration Court building in downtown Miami. My name is ISMAEL RAMIREZ and I was placed in removal proceedings [...]

Tags: 240A(b), cancellation, Non LPRCancellation of Removal, ten years
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