Immigration And Naturalization Law Practice Areas
Thaker Berowitz LLP concentrates in all areas of immigration and naturalization law, including federal litigation, criminal deportation defense, naturalization and citizenship, family-based immigration, consular processing, and asylum. With over 25 years of experience in immigration law, we can assist you with virtually any immigration-related matter.
Our firm can be retained for representation for any of the following areas of immigration law:
Criminal Deportation Defense
(Nationwide representation before the USICE and Immigration Courts)
. Aggravated felony convictions
. Bond and detention hearings
. Cancellation of removal (relief before the Immigration Judge)
. Crimes involving moral turpitude (CIMT) convictions
. Domestic violence convictions
. Drug offenses (state or federal misdemeanor and felony possessions and/or sale)
. Fraud convictions
. Sex offenses (including convictions for sexual abuse of a minor or endangering the welfare of a child)
. Special Rule Cancellation for battered spouse and/or child
. Suspension of Deportation
. Theft offense convictions
. Waivers under INA § 212(c), INA § 212(h), INA § 212(i)
. Weapons possession convictions
. Any other criminal conviction you may have that may render you deportable or inadmissible
Naturalization and Citizenship
. Preparation and filing an application for naturalization (with or without criminal history)
. Naturalization interviews
. Naturalization appeals
. Issues related to derivation and acquisition of citizenship
. Petitions for review from denial of naturalization (to be filed in a federal district court)
Family-based Immigration
. Preparation and filing of a relative visa petition (Form I-130)
. Preparation and filing of adjustment of status application (Form I-485)
. Preparation and filing of affidavit of support (Form I-864)
. Adjustment of Status (green card) or marriage fraud interviews
. Preparation and filing of application to remove condition on residency (I-751)
. Motions to reconsider and/or motions to reopen denial of adjustment of status
. Cases involving the Adam Walsh Act
. K-1 fiancé or fianceé petitions
. I-751 petition to remove conditions on residency and interview (joint petition or self-petition)
Consular Processing
. I-130 Petitions for Alien Relatives
. I-212 Application to reenter after deportation
. I-601 waivers (utilized to waive certain grounds of inadmissibility and unlawful presence)
Asylum
. Preparation and filing of affirmative (with the USCIS) or defensive (in immigration court) asylum, withholding of removal, and Convention Against Torture application
. Asylum interviews
Federal Court Litigation
. Habeas Corpus petitions in federal district courts challenging unlawful detention
. Mandamus actions in nation-wide federal district courts to compel the immigration service to adjudicate a benefits application
. Petitions for Review in a federal Court of Appeals
. Motions in federal Court of Appeals for a stay of deportation or removal or a stay of voluntary departure
Motion Practice
. Preparation and filing of motions to reopen before the Immigration Courts and the Board of Immigration Appeals
. Preparation and filing of motions to reconsider before the Immigration Courts and the Board of Immigration Appeals
. Preparation and filing of motions to reopen and motions to reconsider before the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
. Proposed Joint motions to reopen (if you are subject to a final deportation or removal order, you must seek the consent of the government to reopen your case)
. Bond motions with the Immigration Courts to request the release of a detained foreign national on a reasonable bond
Miscellaneous
. Deferred Action (to be filed with the District Director in rare circumstances)
. Parole requests (under certain circumstances, a detained alien can be paroled from custody. Parole requests are usually filed for aliens who are deemed "arriving aliens")
. Requests for supervised release (can request a supervised release after the initial 90-day detention period expires)
. Battered spouse petitions (Form I-360) based on Violence Against Women Act provisions
. Re-entry permits: exclusively for lawful permanent residents who wish to travel abroad for longer than 1 year without abandoning their status
If you wish to consult with one of our immigration attorneys to see if we can help you or your family member with any of the above, please contact us.
212.513.1713
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