Law Offices of Brian D. Lerner
Deportation Lawyers & Immigration Attorneys Helping Families Nationwide
Removal Proceedings Terminated. Person was placed into removal proceedings after appeal for Naturalization. Client charged as an aggravated outlaw for his 1998 Domestic Battery sentence. We were able to show that this crime does not qualify categorically as a crime of violence and therefore, A crime of domestic violence. This led to the deportation/removal case …
Approved Widow(er) Petition — Green Card for Surviving Spouse Approval of this petition classifies thesurviving spouse as an “immediate relative” under U.S. immigration law. As a result, this status allows them to move forward to obtain lawful permanent resident status (a green card). Who Is Eligible? To qualify for a widow(er) petition, all of the …
Person went AWOL from the U.S. Marine Core and was arrested and detained in 1994.Naturalization approved and now he is a U.S. Citizen.
Granted Asylum Application. Client was a radio reporter from the Philippines who came to this country in 1990. Was pending for 16 years. IJ found both past persecution and a well founded fear of future persecution based on threats client received from the government and communist party because of his anti-communist views and views critical …
Client’s asylum denied by Judge in 1995. Client was detained by ICE trying to reenter illegally.Motion to Reopen and Emergency Stay filed. The stay was granted, but the Motion to Reopen was subsequently denied.A Motion to Reconsider, with several additional documents was filed and granted.Client is now scheduled for a hearing in front of the …
Client was illegally in the United States and left the U.S. because his mother was ill.He returned to the U.S. after two years with K3 Visa and approved Waiver of 10 Year Bar.Applied for Adjustment of Status and now he is a Green Card holder.
Motion to Reconsider — granted: what it means and what happens next When a motion to reconsider is granted, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) or immigration judge has concluded that the original decision contained a legal error that warrants reexamination. Therefore, the grant does not itself resolve the underlying relief request — it corrects …
Person with cardiac and neurological disease never met his fiancee whom he met over the internet. Person has problems walking and was incapacitated, and fell in love through a chat room. He had never been able to see his fiancee in person because of his medical condition. K-1 approved along with Waiver of Physical Presence. …
Client retained us to file a supplemental brief regarding his Naturalization application and his service in the U.S. Armed Forces.Client also retained us to make a formal inquiry regarding his Naturalization application that had been pending since 2002.After brief was filed and inquiry was made, Client received his Oath Ceremony letter and a Certificate of …
Labor Certification approved after filing Notice of Appeal and brief with BALCA.US DOL had incorrectly determined that there was no response to the Receipt Notification Letter (45 day letter.)
Court issued an order to show cause why case should not be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.We responded and the Court agreed that summary dismissal was not appropriate. Summary Dismissal Avoided — what it means and what to do next When a tribunal declines to grant a summary dismissal (or a motion to dismiss on …
— Congratulations and immediate priorities An approved Adjustment of Status (I-485) means USCIS has granted lawful permanent resident status to the beneficiary. That approval triggers a short list ofimmediate practical actions (safe storage of documents, monitoring USCIS mail, travel planning) and a set of medium/long-term considerations (sponsor obligations,tax and benefits planning, and naturalization timeline). The …
F-1 student petition visa application granted with very little evidence showing ties in country. Person also had a family petition pending. The United States allows certain foreign citizens who are family members of U.S. citizens to become lawful permanent residents by applying for a Family First Preference (F1) Visa for Unmarried Sons and Daughters or green …
