Case Results

Deportation Successfully obtained permanent residency through cancellation of removal before the for national of Mexico previously detained in ICE custody under Interpol warrant on murder charges in Mexico.

Felony Conviction

Successfully defended and preserved permanent residency before the San Francisco Immigration Court for a decorated U.S. Army veteran from Mexico facing deportation due to a previous conviction of aggravated felony, assault with a deadly weapon, with a three-year prison sentence.

Adjustment of Status Successfully obtained adjustment of status and permanent residency before the USCIS San Jose field office for national of Mexico and C-Level executive with prior law enforcement contact for controlled substance transportation and firearms possession.

Deportation Successfully preserved permanent residency and fought off deportation before the San Francisco Immigration Court for national of Mexico previously convicted of felony assault with a deadly weapon and firearms offense for exhibiting handgun.

Adjustment of Status Successfully obtained adjustment of status and permanent residency under Quilantan theory before USCIS San Francisco for national of Mexico previously waved through U.S. border checkpoint without proof of lawful visitor and admission status.

Adjustment of Status Successfully obtained adjustment of status and permanent residency before USCIS San Jose undocumented husband and wife from Mexico notwithstanding admitted alien smuggling violation, based on immigrant visa petition filed by adult U.S. citizen son and lawful admission on I-688A SAW work permit.

Victim of Domestic Violence Successfully obtained permanent residency for national of Mexico and mother of a 6 year old U.S. citizen as victim of domestic violence at the hands of her U.S. citizen husband.

Unlawful Employment Successfully obtained permanent residency for national of P.R. China who with unlawful employment and visa overstay through marriage to U.S. citizen.

Prior Theft Crimes Successfully obtained naturalization before USCIS San Jose for long-term lawful permanent resident from Mexico with multiple prior theft crimes.

Son in U.S Military

Successfully obtained permanent residency before USCIS San Jose for national of Mexico with son in the U.S. military.

Prior Theft Crime

Successfully obtained naturalization before USCIS San Jose for mother of two from India notwithstanding prior theft crime.

Alien Smuggling Allegations

Successfully obtained permanent residency before USCIS San Jose for a Mexican national residing in the United States for close to 30 years facing allegations of alien smuggling.

Removal Order Successfully obtained immigrant visa and I-212 waiver for prior removal order and I-601 waiver for unlawful presence before USCIS for national of Mexico with prior conviction for assault with a deadly weapon who had previously absconded under DHS order to appear for deportation.

Immigrant Fraud

Successfully obtained concurrent I-601 extreme hardship waiver for immigration fraud before USCIS for overseas national of Colombia whose prior waiver applications and appeals were denied under three prior immigration attorneys.

Asylum

Successfully obtained asylum before San Francisco Immigration Court for Coptic Christian dentist from Egypt.

Mixed-Shia-Sunni Marriage.

Successfully obtained asylum before USCIS San Francisco Asylum Office for husband and wife from Iraq in mixed-Shia-Sunni marriage.

False Claim to Citizenship Successfully reopened denial of adjustment of status based on false claim to U.S. citizenship before USCIS San Jose for citizen of Canada, his spouse and child.

Absentia Removal Order Successfully reopened decade old in absentia removal order before the Los Angeles Immigration Court and obtained permanent residency on remand to USCIS San Jose for national of Mexico whose father had previously filed an unsuccessful asylum application through a notario without son's knowledge.

Special Immigrant Juvenile Status

Successfully obtained permanent residency before the San Francisco Immigration Court under Special Immigrant Juvenile Status petition for abandoned teenage girl from El Salvador.

Marriage Petition

Successfully terminated San Francisco Immigration Court proceedings and obtained marriage petition approval and permanent residency before USCIS Sacramento by application of collateral estoppel doctrine based on prior Board of Immigration Appeals' bona fide marriage finding notwithstanding DHS charge of prior sham marriage.

Removal Proceeding

Successfully halted initiation of removal proceedings by San Francisco Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and avoided INA 236(c) mandatory detention for returning lawful permanent resident from Sweden convicted of Cal. PC 261.5(c) unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor.

Possession of Marijuana Successfully obtained naturalization for national of Portugal cited for driving in possession of marijuana just days before naturalization interview.

Provisional Hardship Waiver Successfully obtained I-601A stateside provisional hardship waiver and immigrant visa from the U.S. Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, for national of Mexico on the basis of U.S. citizen wife's clinically diagnosed depression and U.S. citizen daughter's congenital gastrointestinal defect.

Victim of Crime Successfully obtained deferred action pending U Visa victim of crime issuance for citizen of Mexico assaulted robbed of headphones on the San Jose VTA Light Rail system.

Prior Denial of Asylum Successfully obtained asylum before the San Francisco Immigration Court for independent journalist from Uzbekistan after prior denial before the USCIS San Francisco Asylum office for lack of credibility.

Women's Rights Activist

Successfully obtained asylum before USCIS San Francisco Asylum Office for Afghan Hazara women's rights activist targeted by the Taliban.

ICE Detention

Successfully halted deportation before the San Francisco Immigration Court and preserved permanent residency for citizen of Vietnam held in mandatory 236(c) ICE detention with prior convictions for possession of concentrated cannabis, lewd conduct in a massage parlor, shoplifting and vandalism.

Victim of Crime

Successfully obtained victim of crime U Visa victim of crime protection for mother of four from Mexico as survivor of domestic violence.

Prior Convictions Successfully obtained U.S. citizenship by naturalization before USCIS San Jose for permanent resident from the Philippines with prior conviction for possession and under the influence of a controlled substance.

Robbery Victim

Successfully obtained U Visa victim of crime protection for citizen of Mexico held at knife point and robbed of $50 and his baseball cap.

Spouse-Based Petition

Successfully obtained approval of spouse-based I-130 petition and conditional permanent residency before USCIS San Francisco fraud review officer for national of Mexico notwithstanding applicant's arrest and conviction for Cal. PC 647(b) disorderly conduct - solicitation of prostitute during USCIS green card review process.

Deportation

Successfully halted deportation before the San Francisco Immigration Court and preserved permanent residency through approval of spousal I-130 petition, re-adjustment of status and 212(h) waiver for crime involving moral turpitude for permanent resident from Mexico with prior conviction for Cal. PC 273.5 corporal injury to spouse.

Battery Conviction

Successfully obtained U.S. citizenship by naturalization before USCIS San Jose for national of Iran notwithstanding prior separate convictions for battery and battery on spouse.

Possession of a Controlled Substance.

Successfully obtained U.S. citizenship by naturalization before USCIS San Jose for national of Korea notwithstanding prior separate convictions for transportation of a controlled substance and posession of a controlled substance.

Fraud on Asylum Application

Successfully obtained I-601/212(i) extreme hardship fraud waiver on motion to reopen and reconsider before the Administrative Appeals Unit for citizen of China charged by USCIS San Jose with fraud on her asylum application.

Hague Convention Non-Compliance. Successfully obtained permanent residency before USCIS San Jose for 6 year-old child from Bolivia on the basis of adoption to U.S. citizen missionary parents notwithstanding Hague Convention non-compliance.

Deportation Successfully halted deportation before the San Francisco Immigration Court and preserved permanent residency through LPR cancellation of removal under Sinotes-Cruz notwithstanding application of stop-time rule for previously homeless truck driver from Mexico under treatment for schizophrenia charged with prior convictions for illegal firearms possession, domestic violence, and methamphetamine possession.

Abuse Victim Successfully obtained permanent residency through Violence against Women Act before USCIS for scientific researcher and PhD from China subjected to physical and sexual abuse by her U.S. citizen spouse.

Prior Conviction

Successfully obtained U.S. citizenship before USCIS San Jose for father of three from Mexico previously convicted of inflicting injury upon child and spousal battery.

Unlawful Presence Successfully obtained permanent residency before USCIS San Jose for visa waiver overstay from the United Kingdom whose previous application for adjustment of status submitted by another attorney was denied based on finding of 212(a)(9)(B) inadmissibility for extended period of unlawful presence in the U.S.

Naturalization Successfully obtained U.S. citizenship by naturalization before USCIS San Jose for head cook of well-known Downtown San Jose restaurant notwithstanding multiple prior convictions for corporal injury to spouse and spousal battery.

Initial Asylum Status Revoked Successfully reacquired asylum before San Francisco Immigration Court for Iranian Christian convert from Islam whose initial asylum status based on domestic violence and political opinion was revoked by USCIS for fraud.

Prior Misstatements

Successfully defended from deportation permanent resident from Mexico with multiple theft offenses before the San Francisco Immigration Court notwithstanding question of prior misstatements on notario prepared 245A legalization application.

Falsely Accused and Jailed

Successfully obtained asylum based on religious persecution before the USCIS San Francisco Asylum Office for Pakistani Christian engineer whose family in Pakistan was falsely accused and jailed for blasphemy against Islam and dispossessed of its land.

Sham Marriage

Successfully obtained U.S. citizenship by naturalization before USCIS San Jose for dentist from Philippines on N-336 appeal and avoided removal proceedings in overcoming USCIS’s determination that client had illegally obtained his green card through a sham marriage.

Fraudulent Acquisition of Permanent Residency Successfully halted deportation and preserved permanent residency through 237(a)(1)(H) waiver before San Francisco Immigration Court for legal resident from Mexico charged with fraudulent acquisition of permanent residency by use of forged I-797 immigrant visa petition approval notice.

Undocumented Immigrant

Successfully obtained INA s. 236 immigration bond and release before the San Francisco Immigration Court for 19 year-old undocumented immigrant from Mexico notwithstanding alleged juvenile adjudication for felony carjacking and alleged street gang membership.

Health Care Benefits Fraud.

Successfully obtained U.S. citizenship through naturalization before USCIS San Jose for dentist and legal permanent resident from Iran convicted within five-year good moral character period of Cal. Penal Code § 550(a)(6) Medi-Cal health care benefits fraud.

Detained Permanent Resident

Successfully obtained $3000 bond before the Eloy, Arizona Immigration Court over ICE Chief Counsel’s INA Sec. 236(c) mandatory detention objection for detained permanent resident and father of three from Mexico convicted of felony gross vehicular manslaughter with 5 year state prison sentence, two vandalism convictions, and two domestic violence convictions.

Filing of Asylum Application

Successfully obtained asylum before the USCIS San Francisco Asylum Office for post-operative transgender gay woman and rape victim from Mexico, notwithstanding client's filing of asylum application over ten years beyond the one-year asylum filing deadline.

Unlawful Presence Successfully obtained permanent residency before USCIS San Jose for citizen of Brazil with previous three-year unlawful presence bar and currently facing trial for vehicular manslaughter, who had married her widowed 80 year-old US citizen petitioner spouse after she had previously worked as the home caregiver for the Petitioner's deceased wife.

20 Year- Old Robbery Conviction

Successfully reopened 20 year-old strong-arm robbery conviction before San Francisco Superior Court and reduced 365 day sentence to 364 days to avoid aggravated felony bar to naturalization, and successfully obtained US citizenship for carpet installer and father of two from P.R. China.

Prior Nevada Felony

Successfully obtained permanent residency and INA sec. 212(h) crime involving moral turpitude waiver before USCIS San Jose for Malaysian immigrant charged with prior Nevada felony conviction for cheating at gambling.

Unlawful Presence Successfully obtained unlawful presence and I-212 waivers before the U.S. consular post in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, for Mexican national who unlawfully re-entered after voluntary departure order, and whose subsequent removal after re-entry was erroneously executed for failure to timely depart under the original voluntary departure order.

Undocumented Immigrant

Successfully obtained Victim of Crime "U Visa" for undocumented immigrant from Peru with cancer who, represented by other law firm, was under final order of removal from Board of Immigration Appeals and mandate by federal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Unlawfully Present

Successfully obtained permanent residency before USCIS San Jose for mother of three from Mexico unlawfully present in the U.S. since 1988.

Fought Deportation

Successfully fought deportation before the San Francisco Immigration Court and obtained permanent residency under NACARA Section 203 for family from Guatemala after successfully remanding and obtaining reconsideration of prior denial by USCIS San Francisco Asylum Office of family's ABC registration determination.

Dismissal of All Counts Successfully fought deportation before the Tacoma Immigration Court, Washington, and obtained dismissal of all counts for detained permanent resident from Mexico charged with controlled substance trafficking conviction.

Former Salvadoran Army Soldier

Successfully obtained humanitarian asylum before USCIS San Francisco Asylum Office for former Salvadoran Army soldier tortured by Marxist guerillas nearly 20 years ago.

Refugee Protection

Successfully fought deportation and obtained refugee protection before San Francisco Immigration Court for university student from the Islamic Republic of Pakistan facing persecution for religious beliefs.

Undocumented Catholic Community Leader

Successfully fought deportation before San Francisco Immigration Court for undocumented Catholic community leader from Mexico with young daughter suffering from rare congenital disorder.?

Conviction For Drug Trafficking

Successfully halted deportation before the San Francisco Immigration Court 58 year-old grandfather from Mexico charged with conviction for drug trafficking by obtaining post-conviction judicial statement clarifying a plea under Young v. Holder for "offer to sell" methamphetamine in place of "sale" of methamphetamine to obtain LPR cancellation of removal.

Prior Convictions

Successfully obtained U.S. citizenship by naturalization before USCIS San Jose for permanent resident from W. Samoa notwithstanding prior convictions for corporal injury and battery to spouse and three prior DUI convictions.

Naturalization

Successfully obtained U.S. citizenship by naturalization before USCIS San Jose for permanent resident from El Salvador notwithstanding three prior arrests for domestic violence and conviction for fighting in public.

Multiple Convictions

Successfully defended from deportation detained permanent resident father of two from Mexico accused of child molestation in the family court and charged before the San Francisco Immigration Court with convictions for spousal battery, terrorist threats to cause death or great bodily injury, and receiving stolen property.

Deportation

Successfully defended from deportation and preserved legal permanent residency before the San Francisco Immigration Court for Baha'i refugee from Iran with multiple theft and credit card fraud convictions.

Awaiting Deportation Successfully obtained U.S. citizenship by INA s. 321(a) Minasyan acquisition before USCIS San Jose for national of Vietnam awaiting deportation for aggravated felony burglary conviction who as a minor had been in custody of naturalized mother while separated from client's mentally ill LPR father.

Visa Overstay

Successfully defended from deportation and obtained legal permanent residency before the San Francisco Immigration Court V-1 from Mexico who had erroneously filed original adjustment application under LPR husband's I-130 petition after expiration of NIV status. Our office naturalized husband and upgraded the F2A family visa petition to IR immediate relative to avoid consular visa processing and permit stateside adjustment of status in removal proceedings under INA 245(a), (c).

Re-adjustment of Status Successfully defended from deportation before the San Francisco Immigration Court legal permanent resident grandmother from Mexico with five theft convictions through re-adjustment of status and 212(h) waiver.

Notario Fraud

Successfully reopened 2004 in absentia removal proceedings before Los Angeles Immigration Court with testimony of handwriting expert for adjustment of status applicant from Mexico victimized by notario fraud in submission of a forged signed asylum application.

Undocumented Laborer

Successfully obtained immigration bond and avoided INA sec. 236(c) mandatory detention before the Eloy, Arizona Immigration Court, for undocumented laborer from Mexico convicted of transportation/sale of controlled substance, DUI, and resisting arrest, by establishing ICE's failure to identify predicate controlled substance in record of conviction that client pleaded to in consultation with our law firm.

Unlawful Reentry

Successfully obtained Victim of Crime "U Visa" for undocumented mother from Mexico with prior deportation order and unlawful reentry by fraud who was victim of domestic violence in San Jose, California

Prior Offenses Successfully obtained U.S. citizenship before USCIS San Jose for permanent resident from Mexico notwithstanding prior offenses for Cal. Penal Code sec. 647 (solicitation prostitution).

Prior Deportation Order

Successfully obtained Victim of Crime "U Visa" for undocumented father of two from Mexico with prior deportation order who was victim of armed assault and robbery in San Jose, California.

Abandonment of Permanent Residency Successfully obtained prosecutorial discretion and administrative closure of deportation case before the San Francisco Immigration Court for legal permanent resident from Peru charged with abandonment of permanent residency after four-year absence from the United States.

Undocumented Immigrant

Successfully obtained Victim of Crime "U Visa" for undocumented immigrant from Mexico facing deportation who was victim of assault with a deadly weapon and robbery in San Francisco, California.

Fraud Investigation Successfully obtained permanent residency through marriage to U.S. citizen before USCIS San Francisco for Saudi woman under fraud investigation for previous marriage with prior VAWA denial based on failure to establish bona fide first marriage.

ICE Home Arrest Raid

Successfully suppressed all ICE evidence of alienage and obtained termination of removal proceedings before the San Francisco Immigration Court based on egregious DHS constitutional rights violations in connection with unlawful ICE home arrest raid.

DUI Arrest Successfully obtained prosecutorial discretion and administrative closure of deportation case before the San Francisco Immigration Court for mother of two from Mexico arrested for DUI.

Victim of Kidnapping Successfully obtained Victim of Crime "U Visa" for undocumented homeless woman from Mexico who was victim of kidnapping and sexual assault

Residential Burglary Successfully defeated ICE motion to reconsider at Board of Immigration Appeals in case of legal resident from El Salvador convicted of residential burglary.

Prior Adjustment of Status Denied

Successfully obtained permanent residency before USCIS Fresno for husband of U.S. citizen from Mexico with prior convictions for cocaine possession and receiving stolen property whose previous adjustment of status application was wrongly denied by USCIS.

Prior Offenses

Successfully obtained U.S. citizenship before USCIS San Jose for permanent resident from Iran notwithstanding prior offenses for Cal. Penal Code 417 (exhibit deadly weapon or firearm) and Cal. Penal Code 243.4 (sexual battery).?

Undocumented Mother

Successfully obtained Victim of Crime "U Visa" for undocumented mother of two from Mexico as victim of domestic violence and stalking.

Multiple Convictions Successfully fought deportation before San Francisco Immigration Court for returning immigrant chef from Mexico with history of drug and alcohol abuse facing deportation for multiple convictions including cocaine trafficking and theft.

Fought Deportation

Successfully fought deportation before San Francisco Immigration Court for student overstay from Pakistan by obtaining crime victim "U Visa" based on violent assault.

Refugee From Cambodia

Successfully obtained U.S. citizenship before USCIS San Jose for refugee from Cambodia notwithstanding prior offenses for Cal. Penal Code 245(a)(1) assault with a deadly weapon, Cal. Penal Code 496 receiving stolen property, and Cal. Penal Code 71(1) threatening public officials.

Immigrant Farmworker

Successfully fought deportation before San Francisco Immigration Court for returning immigrant farmworker from Mexico with history of cocaine and alcohol abuse facing deportation for multiple convictions including theft, DUI hit and run, and public fighting.

Previous Conviction For Felony Successfully obtained U.S. citizenship before USCIS Fresno for permanent resident and mother of two from Nicaragua with previous conviction for felony grand theft and no eligibility for relief from deportation.

Appealed Deportation

Successfully appealed deportation order before the Board of Immigration Appeals and obtained dismissal of all aggravated felony and crime involving moral turpitude charges, for 22 year old citizen of El Salvador detained at El Centro, California (SPC) and charged with felony home burglary.

Revoked For Fraud

uccessfully reacquired asylum before San Francisco Immigration Court for Iranian Christian convert whose asylum status was previously revoked for fraud.

Returning Disabled Immigrant Successfully fought deportation before San Francisco Immigration Court for returning disabled immigrant from Mexico facing deportation for aggravated felony sexual abuse of a minor charge for alleged Cal. Penal Code s. 261.5 unlawful sexual intercourse conviction with a minor age 14.

Undocumented Immigrant Successfully obtained I-601 unlawful presence waiver before United States Consulate Ciudad Juarez, Mexico for undocumented immigrant from Mexico married to U.S. citizen graduate of UC Santa Cruz

Undocumented Family

Successfully defended against deportation and obtained legal permanent residency before the San Francisco Immigration Court for undocumented family from Mexico with young son suffering from leukemia and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Arrested Before Naturalization Interview

Successfully obtained U.S. citizenship before USCIS San Francisco for engineer from India arrested and charged with solicitation of a prostitute just one month before naturalization interview.

Facing Deportation Successfully defended legal resident from Mexico and mother of two U.S. citizen children detained and facing deportation at the Eloy, Arizona Immigration Court for methamphetamine possession and probation violation.

Fraud Waiver Successfully obtained permanent residency and I-601 fraud waiver before USCIS San Jose for citizen of Mexico who filed falsified I-130 approval notice listing forged priority date.

Asylum

Successfully obtained asylum before USCIS San Francisco Asylum Office for Iraqi Shi'ite democracy organizer who had resettled in Jordan and Saudi Arabia.

Lawful Permanent Residency Successfully obtained I-751 Waiver of joint petition to remove condition on lawful permanent residency without interview before USCIS for divorced student from People's Republic of China.

Suffered Domestic Violence Successfully fought deportation before the San Francisco Immigration Court and obtained Victim of Crime " U Visa" for mother and child from Poland who suffered domestic violence in the United States.

Immigrant Visa Denial

?Successfully reopened immigrant visa denial and obtained I-601 unlawful presence waiver before United States Consulate Ciudad Juarez, Mexico for Mexican national spouse of U.S. citizen with over ten years unlawful presence.

Undocumented Mother of Three Successfully obtained Victim of Crime "U Visa" for undocumented mother of three from Mexico as victim of domestic violence and child abduction.

Prior Conviction

Successfully obtained U.S. citizenship before USCIS San Jose for immigrant from Mexico notwithstanding prior Cal. Penal Code § 273D(A) conviction for inflicting corporal injury on child.?

Victim of Armed Home Invasion Successfully obtained Victim of Crime "U Visa" for undocumented father of two from Mexico as victim of armed Christmas Day home invasion notwithstanding client's active criminal warrant status for prior theft offenses.

Legal Permanent Resident

Successfully obtained U.S. citizenship before USCIS San Francisco for five-decade long legal permanent resident from Mexico notwithstanding multiple prior controlled substance possession offenses and federal charges for draft resistance during the Vietnam War.

Unlawful Presence

Successfully obtained immigrant visa and I-601 unlawful presence waiver at United States Consulate Ciudad Juarez, Mexico for Mexican national spouse of U.S. citizen facing Request for Evidence (RFE) and denial of previously filed I-601 application for failure to adequately document extreme hardship.

Death Threats

Successfully obtained asylum before USCIS San Francisco Asylum Office for television journalist from Latin America facing multiple death threats for her reports on government corruption and anti-democratic policies.

Multiple Prior Convictions Successfully obtained U.S. citizenship before USCIS for lawful permanent resident notwithstanding multiple prior marijuana and prostitution offenses.

Immigration Fraud Successfully obtained U.S. passport, fought deportation and obtained immigration fraud waiver before the San Francisco Immigration Court for permanent resident minor from Philippines invalidly issued green card after his petitioner parent had been deported.

Facing Deportation

Successfully fought deportation before the San Francisco Immigration Court for detained immigrant from El Salvador facing deportation for aggravated felony sexual abuse of a minor charges and crime of child abuse immigration charges for alleged Cal. Penal Code s. 273.5 unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor conviction.

Jailed Undocumented Single Mother

Successfully obtained certification under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and deferred action protection before USCIS for jailed undocumented single mother from Mexico facing federal charges for drug trafficking.

Immigrant From Mexico

Successfully obtained U.S. citizenship before USCIS San Jose for immigrant from Mexico notwithstanding prior California Penal Code s. 496 felony conviction for receiving stolen property.

Domestic Violence Survivor Successfully obtained "U Visa" before USCIS for single mother and domestic violence survivor from Mexico who assisted in prosecution of her attacker.

Prior Arrest For Battery

Successfully obtained permanent residency before USCIS under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) for mother of young child from Mexico with prior arrest for battery.

Detained Immigrant Successfully fought deportation before the San Francisco Immigration Court for detained immigrant from the Philippines facing removal for two domestic violence convictions and two crimes involving moral turpitude.

Aggravated Felony

Successfully fought deportation before the San Francisco Immigration Court for immigrant from Mexico facing deportation for aggravated felony sexual abuse of a minor charges and crime of child abuse immigration charges for alleged Cal. Penal Code s. 273.5 unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor conviction.

Violence Against Women Act

Successfully obtained permanent residency before USCIS under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) for mother of young child from Byelorus.

Naturalization Denial Successfully overturned naturalization denial on N-336 appeal before USCIS San Jose for permanent resident from Iceland with multiple extended absences from U.S.

Detained Father of Two

Successfully fought deportation before the San Francisco Immigration Court for detained father of two from Vietnam facing removal for felony accessory after the fact murder and felony embezzlement convictions.

Fraud Conviction

Successfully fought deportation before the San Francisco Immigration Court for mother of three from Mexico facing removal for felony immigration document fraud conviction.

Probation Violation

Successfully defended legal resident from Mexico detained and facing deportation at Florence Immigration Court, Arizona for felony controlled substance offense and probation violation.

Prior Convictions

Successfully obtained U.S. citizenship before USCIS San Jose for immigrant from Bolivia notwithstanding prior federal felony drug trafficking conviction.

Failure to Disclose Prior Criminal History

Obtained citizenship before USCIS San Jose for national of Bolivia notwithstanding failure to disclose prior criminal history on immigrant visa application.

Prior Felony Embezzlement

Successfully obtained naturalization before USCIS San Jose for citizen of Iran with prior felony embezzlement conviction.

Revoked Relative Petition Successfully obtained humanitarian I-130 reinstatement of revoked relative petition before USCIS San Jose after death of petitioner for immigrant from Iran.

Multiple Felony Theft Convictions

Successfully obtained naturalization and N-648 disability waiver before USCIS San Jose for mentally challenged citizen of Portugal with multiple felony theft convictions and history of homelessness.

Visa Waiver Status Violations

Successfully obtained permanent residency under Child Status Protection Act before USCIS Los Angeles for citizen of the United Kingdom with multiple Visa Waiver Status violations.

Immigration Visa Fraud Successfully fought deportation before San Francisco Immigration Court for legal permanent resident father of five charged with federal felony cocaine trafficking conviction and immigration visa fraud.

Korean Christian Labor Dissident Successfully obtained political asylum before USCIS San Francisco Asylum Office for Korean Christian labor dissident from China.

Denied Citizenship by USCIS Obtained US citizenship and N-648 disability waiver of English language and U.S. history requirement for permanent resident from Mexico denied citizenship by USCIS San Jose on two previous applications with other lawyers.

Detained Undocumented Father Obtained Permanent Residency before San Francisco Immigration Court for detained undocumented father of baby girl from Mexico facing deportation for charged methamphetamine conviction.

Fled Sentencing Successfully fought deportation before San Francisco Immigration Court for father of four from Jamaica who had fled sentencing for charged felony federal drug conviction.

Charged With Prior Felony

Successfully fought deportation before the San Francisco Immigration Court for U.S. permanent resident from Mexico charged with prior felony heroin conviction.

Felony Theft Conviction

Successfully fought deportation before San Francisco Immigration Court for U.S. permanent resident from Mexico charged with felony theft conviction and substance abuse history.

Labor Certification Application

Successfully fought Government's challenge to labor certification application for Filipino live-in elder homecare workers.

Domestic Violence

Successfully fought deportation before San Francisco Immigration Court for U.S. permanent resident from Mexico and father of three charged with violation of a domestic violence protection order.

Business Owner and Undocumented Father

Successfully fought deportation before San Francisco Immigration Court for business owner and undocumented father of four from Mexico arrested in narcotics sweep.

Labor Petition

Successfully reopened deportation case and obtained permanent residency before San Francisco Immigration Court based on an approved labor petition for chef of well-known Bay Area restaurant.

Parole In Place

Successfully obtained military parole in place for national of Mexico with son in U.S. Army Reserve, notwithstanding inadmissibility issue for visa fraud, unlawful presence and illegal re-entry.

Immigration Fraud

Successfully obtained I-751 waiver for national of Philippines who as in-home caregiver did not reside with U.S. citizen spouse and where U.S. citizen spouse falsely denounced our client to USCIS as engaging in immigration marriage fraud.

Domestic Violence Successfully obtained approval of I-360 Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Petition and permanent residence for male domestic violence survivor from Portugal.

Removal Proceedings

Successfully obtained withdrawal of inadmissibility charges and avoided removal proceedings before San Francisco Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for returning refugee and legal resident from Vietnam, notwithstanding multiple prior felony convictions for burglary, auto tampering, and DUI.

Removal Proceeding

Successfully obtained military parole-in-place and termination of removal proceedings before the San Diego Immigration Court for spouse of U.S. Navy medical corpsman notwithstanding multiple prior illegal entry violations.

Refugee Family

Successfully obtained asylum before the USCIS San Francisco Asylum Office for mixed Sunni-Shiite refugee family from Iraq who has spent over a decade as refugees in Jordan.

Hit-And-Run

Successfully obtained naturalization before the USCIS San Jose field office for citizen of Mexico convicted of felony hit-and-run with fatality.

Non-Immigrant Student Successfully obtained F1 reinstatement in connection with visa status violation for non-immigrant student from Nigeria enrolling in top U.S. law school.

Marriage-Based Permanent Residency

Successfully obtained I-751 grant and removal of condition on marriage-based permanent residency for citizen of Vietnam arrested and charged with disorderly conduct - prostitution during two-year conditional residency period.

False Identity

Successfully obtained permanent residency and INA sec. 212(i) immigration fraud waiver before USCIS San Jose for Ghanaian father of autistic child who had lived in the U.S. for nearly two decades under false identity.

Multiple Convictions

Successfully dismissed all charges before the San Francisco Immigration Court for permanent resident and father of two from the Philippines charged with multiple convictions for failure to register as sex offender and for annoying or molesting a child.

Naturalization Successfully obtained naturalization before the USCIS San Jose field office for national of Portugal previously convicted of domestic violence and fraud.

Deportation

Successfully established derivative U.S. citizenship and acquired U.S. passport for national of Argentina facing possible deportation for prior aggravated felony welfare fraud conviction and felony controlled substance charges, based on mother's U.S. citizenship and placement in mother's full legal custody in the United States.

Deportation

Successfully preserved permanent residency and terminated removal proceedings before the San Francisco Immigration Court for construction worker from Mexico previously convicted on an assault weapons charge through successful use of the antique firearms exception.

Deportation Successfully preserved permanent residency and fought off deportation before the San Francisco Immigration Court for Silicon Valley executive from the Netherlands previously convicted of controlled substance trafficking after vacating his drug conviction before the Santa Clara County Superior Court.

Citizenship

Successfully established N-600 derivative U.S. citizenship for national of Lebanon with prior drug convictions, based solely on mother's U.S. citizenship, by showing that client was in mother's full legal custody in U.S., notwithstanding Lebanon family court order placing client in non-citizen father's legal custody in Lebanon.

Deportation

Successfully obtained legal residency under approved I-360 Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Petition for male national of France who was the victim of domestic violence and deportation threats by his U.S. citizen spouse.

Asylum

Successfully obtained asylum before the USCIS San Francisco Asylum Office for political activist from Ethiopia who had lived five years in Scandinavia before coming to the U.S. and did not seek asylum there.

Deportation

Successfully obtained approval of I-360 Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Petition and permanent residence for male national of Ukraine who was the victim of domestic violence and deportation threats by his U.S. spouse.

Asylum

Successfully terminated immigration court removal proceedings and obtained asylum before the USCIS San Francisco Asylum Office for unaccompanied 13 year-old from El Salvador on account of grandfather's political activity and mother's sexual orientation.

Adjustment of Status

Successfully obtained permanent residency before USCIS San Jose for national of Mexico who had entered as a child without inspection through her U.S. citizen spouse, by obtaining Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and then lawful admission under DACA advance parole, thereby qualifying her to apply for adjustment of status in the U.S. without need to consular process abroad and apply for an I-601A extreme hardship waiver.

Visa Overstay

Successfully obtained I-601 extreme hardship waiver for prior unlawful presence and permanent residency before USCIS San Jose for visa overstay from Mexico in same-sex marriage, avoiding consular processing in Ciudad Juarez.

Deportation

Successfully obtained approval of I-360 Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Petition and permanent residence for male national of Ukraine who was the victim of domestic violence and deportation threats by his U.S. spouse.

Deportation

Successfully fought deportation and preserved permanent residency before the San Francisco Immigration Court for national of Vietnam charged with sexual abuse of a minor aggravated felony for unlawful oral copulation with a minor conviction.

Adjustment of Status

Successfully obtained adjustment of status and permanent residency before the USCIS San Jose field office under Matter of Sesay for national of former Soviet Republic admitted to the U.S. as K1 fiance notwithstanding pending divorce against the K1 petitioner.

Robbed at Gunpoint

Successfully obtained crime victim U visa status before the USCIS Vermont Service Center for party DJ from Mexico robbed at gunpoint after playing quinceanera party in East Palo Alto.

Unlawful Presence

Successfully obtained immigrant visa and I-601 unlawful presence waiver before United States Consulate Ciudad Juarez, Mexico for Mexican national spouse of U.S. Army Veteran.

Asylum Fraud Successfully obtained permanent residency and I-601 fraud waiver before USCIS San Jose for citizen of Russia previously charged with asylum fraud.

Initial Denial of Asylum

Successfully fought deportation and obtained asylum before San Francisco Immigration Court for Pakistani Christian convert notwithstanding initial denial for filing beyond one-year asylum filing deadline.

Deportation Successfully obtained naturalization before the USCIS San Jose office for Costa Rican national and father of four U.S. citizen children, notwithstanding past felony conviction for transportation/offer to sell/sale of marijuana, whom our office had successfully defended against deportation under aggravated felony drug trafficking charges.

Criminal Removability

Successfully preserved permanent residency for legal resident from Iran and dismissed criminal removability charges for felony controlled substance possession, grand theft and vandalism before the San Francisco Immigration Court.

Adjustment of Status

Successfully obtained adjustment of status and permanent residency before USCIS San Francisco under Matter of Areguillin for citizen of Jamaica and mother of disabled U.S. citizen child notwithstanding absence of documentary evidence of her original lawful admission to the United States, by development of consistent and credible testimony of her arrival at Canada-U.S. Border.

Previous Deportation

Successfully obtained crime victim U visa status before the USCIS Vermont Service Center for survivor of domestic violence from Mexico who was previously deported for seeking to enter the United States with fraudulent immigration documents.

Domestic Violence Offense

Successfully obtained removal of condition on EB-5 Investor Visa for national of China in addressing Request for Evidence (RFE) relating to his prior domestic violence offense.

Deportation

Successfully obtained naturalization before the USCIS San Jose office for citizen of Vietnam previously facing deportation before the San Francisco Immigration Court for multiple theft offenses.

Victim of Domestic Violence

Successfully obtained I-601A provisional stateside unlawful presence waiver and immigrant visa before U.S. consulate in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico whose U.S. citizen wife was the victim of domestic violence from prior relationship and suffers from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

Failure to Disclose Marital Status

Successfully preserved permanent residency and obtained 237(a)(1)(H) fraud waiver for national of Vietnam charged with fraudulently failing to disclose his marital status and misleading DHS on arrival to the U.S. under the unmarried son of a permanent resident visa classification.

Criminal Removability

Successfully preserved permanent residency and dismissed criminal removability charge for felony first-degree burglary as well as HIV communicable disease charge before the San Francisco Immigration Court for permanent resident cancer survivor from Mexico living with AIDS.

Welfare Theft

Successfully overturned naturalization denial on N-336 appeal and overcame aggravated felony finding before USCIS San Francisco for national of Iran charged with conviction for welfare theft with loss in excess of $10,000.

Removal Order

Successfully obtained immigrant visa for spouse of U.S. citizen based on appeal victory before Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) overturning denial of I-212 waiver for prior expedited removal order.

Adjustment of Status

Successfully obtained permanent residency before U.S. Consulate in Ciudad Juarez and I-601A stateside provisional hardship waiver for citizen of Mexico previously defrauded by notario form preparer into applying for adjustment of status.

Deportation

Successfully preserved permanent residency and fought off deportation before the San Francisco Immigration Court for long-time resident from Mexico and father of three U.S. citizen children previously convicted of corporal injury to spouse and felony vehicular manslaughter with DUI.

Withholding Convictions

Successfully obtained U.S. citizenship by naturalization before USCIS San Jose for national of Mexico on N-336 appeal and avoided removal proceedings in overcoming USCIS’s determination that client had illegally obtained his green card by fraudulently withholding prior domestic violence conviction at time of permanent residency application.

DUI Conviction Successfully obtained U.S. citizenship by naturalization before USCIS San Francisco for national of Russia notwithstanding habitual drunkard disqualification issue with prior DUI and two drunk-in-public convictions.

Removal Proceedings

Successfully terminated removal proceedings obtained U.S. citizenship by naturalization before USCIS San Jose for national of Mexico previously convicted of felony grand theft for participation in bank robbery scheme.

Victim of Assault

Successfully obtained Victim of Crime "U Visa" for undocumented family from Argentina whose daughter was victim of sexual assault in San Jose, California.

Undocumented Immigrant From Mexico

Successfully obtained permanent residency under Child Status Protection Act before USCIS San Jose for undocumented immigrant from Mexico convicted of accessory after the fact to rape.

Previously Denied Successfully obtained immigrant visa and permanent residency before the United States Consulate Guangzhou, China for Chinese national spouse of U.S. Vietnam War Veteran previously denied on charge of sham marriage.

Adjustment of Status Successfully reopened denied employment-based adjustment of status and obtained permanent residency before USCIS San Jose for national of Canada whose previous application was denied based on prior alleged false claim to U.S. citizenship and successfully argued new business created while out of status allowed him to port his employment-based immigrant visa petition as a self-employed worker.

Adjustment of Status

Successfully obtained adjustment of status and permanent residency before USCIS San Jose for national from Mexico and spouse of U.S. citizen notwithstanding USCIS evidence of purported illegal reentry by establishing times-stamp error in US-Visit database record.

Welfare Fraud

Successfully obtained U.S. citizenship and through naturalization and N-648 mental disability waiver before USCIS San Jose for intellectually impaired national of Mexico with welfare fraud and multiple DUI arrests and conviction for felony vehicular manslaughter.

Denial of Residency Application

Successfully obtained asylum before the USCIS San Francisco Asylum Office for young woman from Vietnam on the basis of sexual orientation, whose prior permanent residency application based on marriage to her U.S. citizen husband was denied by USCIS for failure to establish a bona fide marriage.

Green Card by Fraud Allegation

Successfully obtained U.S. citizenship through naturalization before USCIS San Jose for elderly and widowed LPR after overcoming DHS allegations of acquiring green card by fraud.

Possible Deportation

Successfully fought deportation and dismissed all removal charges before the San Francisco Immigration Court for disabled permanent resident from Mexico with 8 U.S. citizen children facing deportation for a firearms conviction.

Visa Overstay Successfully obtained permanent residency for Bolivian national before USCIS San Jose, notwithstanding unauthorized employment and years of visa overstay, who is married to a U.S. citizen and has one U.S. citizen son.

Victim of Battery

Successfully obtained provisional U visa status before the USCIS Vermont Service Center for Mexican national who was the victim of battery and attempted sexual assault at work.

Immigrant Visa Processing

Successfully obtained permanent residence status through immigrant visa processing without waiver for the stepchildren of a U.S. citizen before the U.S. Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez who were previously smuggled unlawfully to the United States as children.

Multiple Executed Removal Orders

Successfully obtained provisional U visa status before the USCIS Vermont Service Center for young Mexican national with multiple executed removal orders who was the victim of sexual assault for years as a minor at the hands of a trusted family member.

Alcohol Related Charges

Successfully obtained U.S. citizenship through naturalization before USCIS San Jose for national of Mexico with 15 prior arrests and convictions for domestic violence and alcohol related charges.

Domestic Violence Survivor

Successfully obtained Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals for domestic violence survivor from Nigeria smuggled into the United States as child through false documents.

Alien Smuggling Conviction

Successfully obtained naturalization for widower from Mexico notwithstanding multiple prior deportations and an alien smuggling conviction which were not disclosed on initial legalization application.

ICE Custody Successfully obtained bond and release from ICE custody before the San Francisco Immigration Court for long-time resident from Mexico charged with removal for two controlled substance trafficking convictions.

Delayed DNA Samples Successfully obtained I-730 derivative asylum approval for family of six from Afghanistan notwithstanding delayed arrival of DNA samples from Kabul.

Same-Sex Marriage Petition Successfully obtained permanent residency before USCIS Sacramento for national of Malaysia based on approved same-sex marriage petition.

Adjustment of Status

Successfully obtained adjustment of status and permanent residency before USCIS San Jose for husband and wife from Peru notwithstanding over 20 years' undocumented status and illegal employment.

Deceased U.S. Citizen Parent

Successfully obtained N-600 certificate of U.S. citizenship through deceased U.S. citizen parent for disabled native of Mexico notwithstanding prior conviction for heroin trafficking.

Charged by ICE

Successfully terminated removal proceedings and avoided deportation before San Francisco Immigration Court for lawful permanent resident from Mexico charged by ICE with domestic violence and vandalism convictions.

Removal Proceedings Successfully terminated removal proceedings and avoided deportation before San Francisco Immigration Court for 25 year lawful permanent resident from Mexico charged by ICE with controlled substance trafficking convictions.