Strategic Immigration and Litigation Representation

You may qualify if you fear persecution in your home country because of your race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group. Applications are generally due within one year of your last arrival, though exceptions exist for changed or extraordinary circumstances.

Asylum leads to a green card and allows family derivatives. Withholding of removal has a higher burden of proof and does not create a path to residency. Protection under the Convention Against Torture requires showing it is more likely than not that you would be tortured with government acquiescence.

Often yes. Changed country conditions, changed personal circumstances, serious illness, or ineffective assistance of prior counsel can excuse the deadline, and withholding and CAT relief have no filing deadline.

We locate the detainee, review the charging document, and evaluate eligibility for bond or release. Where custody is unlawful or unreasonably prolonged, we can file a federal habeas corpus petition.

An immigration judge decides whether the detainee is a danger to the community or a flight risk. Strong sponsor letters, proof of community ties, and a clear release plan materially improve the outcome.

It is a lawsuit filed in federal district court challenging the lawfulness of detention — for example, prolonged detention without a bond hearing. It is separate from the immigration court case.