Removal and Deportation Litigation New York

Removal and Deportation Litigation Defenses

If you have been placed in removal proceedings by the Department of Homeland Security, you need competent and zealous defense representation. Some of the reasons why the government may have placed you in removal proceedings are the following:

• Misrepresentation on a visa or naturalization applications and other documents
• Overstaying a visa and unlawful presence (ULP)
• Employment contrary to terms of the visa
• Violations of foreign residency requirements
• Crimes involving moral turpitude (CIMT)
• Aggravated felonies
• Violent crimes
• Other criminal issues

New York removal and deportation lawyers The Law Office of Robert J. Maher, PC can help for we have the needed experience with :

• Representing those detained in connection with release and bond proceedings
• Assisting with deciding on and filing for any relief from removal or deportation
• Representing clients before the Immigration Court, as well as on appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals and federal courts, if possible

To avoid being removed from the United States, we at Reiner & Pleva, PLLC, determine what relief is best for you. Some of the types of relief from removal that may be available are:

1. Adjustment of status, most likely under the Immigration and Nationality Act (I.N.A.) Section 245 or 245(i). This is a way of changing from nonimmigrant to immigrant status to get legal status in the United States. Usually (among other requirements) you have to have entered the U.S. legally to qualify for adjustment. But some exceptions to the legal-entry requirement are available.
2. Asylum. This is a form of protection for people who have fled persecution or fear future persecution in their home country, which allows legal status in the U.S., a work permit, and eventually a green card.
3. Withholding of removal. Like asylum in many ways, withholding is more challenging to obtain because you have to show that it is “more likely than not” that you would be persecuted in your home country upon return. Also, it provides fewer benefits than asylum because recipients are usually ineligible to apply for permanent residence or travel outside the United States. However, a person who gets withholding can stay in the U.S. and get work authorization.
4. Protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). Protection under CAT is available only if it is “more likely than not” that your home country’s government—or some person or group the government cannot control—will torture you. It does not matter why you would be tortured; the fact that it is likely that you would be tortured would be enough (unlike with an asylum case, where you must prove that the persecution is related to you fit within one of five grounds). CAT is also like withholding because persons who receive CAT protection can never get permanent residence or travel internationally. But CAT recipients usually receive permission to remain and work in the United States.
5. Cancellation of removal for persons who are not lawful permanent residents. This is a way of obtaining a green card if you can prove ten years’ physical presence in the U.S., and can also show that you’re being removed would cause “exceptional and extremely unusual hardship” to your “qualifying relative” (a spouse parent, or child who is a U.S. citizen or permanent resident).
6. Cancellation under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Similar to cancellation of removal for non-permanent residents, an applicant for VAWA cancellation must show that he or she has been “battered or subjected to extreme cruelty” by a “qualifying relative” and meets other requirements, including three years of physical presence in the U.S. and good moral character.
7. Voluntary Departure. If all else fails, this offers a way to leave the U.S. without staining your immigration record with a past order of removal (which can make returning to the U.S. even harder). You should discuss with an immigration attorney whether voluntary departure would benefit you based on your immigration history and how you entered the United States.
8. Deferred action. This is an agreement by the U.S. government to put your case on hold (neither give you legal status nor deport you). It is applied case-by-case basis, except procedures, have been formalized for certain young immigrants, as described in Who Qualifies for Deferred Action as an Immigrant Student or Graduate. You need to speak to the government attorney handling your case to negotiate this relief.
9. Prosecutorial discretion. This is a decision by the government agency trying to deport you to stop trying to do so. If you receive prosecutorial discretion, you may be able to apply for work authorization but will not be eligible for other benefits, such as the right to travel. Usually, persons whose cases are closed based on prosecutorial discretion do not have a criminal record, but there are no set-in-stone rules about who can receive this benefit. Like deferred action, prosecutorial discretion must be discussed with the government attorney handling your case.
10. Private bills. Laws passed by the U.S. Congress can help an immigrant receive relief from deportation. This occurs very rarely and only if there are highly sympathetic facts. Private bills are usually an option only if no other forms of relief are available.

Other defenses and forms of relief may apply to your particular case. We at The Law Office of Robert J. Maher, PC, can expertly assess what forms of relief are best for you.

We at The Law Office of Robert J. Maher, PC, are here to protect your immigration rights, and we want to help.