Time Is Critical
If you've received a Notice to Appear, deadlines begin immediately. Missing a hearing can result in an automatic deportation order.
How People End Up Here
You're not the first person in this situation. Here's what usually triggers removal proceedings—and why it doesn't mean you're out of options.
Visa Overstay
Your visa expired. Life happened. Now they want you gone.
Criminal Conviction
A mistake—sometimes years ago—can trigger deportation even if you have a green card.
Entry Without Inspection
You came in without going through a checkpoint. They found out.
Immigration Fraud
Something on an application wasn't right. Now they're coming after you.
Failed to Maintain Status
You worked when you weren't supposed to, or violated visa terms somehow.
Denied Application
You applied for something immigration-related. It got denied. Now you're in proceedings.
Ways to Stay
Being in removal proceedings doesn't mean you have to leave. There are legal ways to fight this. Here's what we look for in your case.
Cancellation of Removal
You've been here for years. You've built a life. Your family depends on you. If you can prove you've been here long enough, lived right, and that your deportation would devastate U.S. citizen or permanent resident family members—we can fight for you to stay.
Key Requirements
Asylum & Withholding
You can't go back. Sending you home would put you in danger. Even in deportation proceedings, you can claim protection if you fear persecution. We review your history and the law to find the forms of relief that may apply.
Key Requirements
Adjustment of Status
You have a way to get a green card—through a spouse, parent, employer, or something else. Sometimes it is possible to ask the court to pause or close the deportation case while you pursue that, or to apply for the green card before the immigration judge.
Key Requirements
Voluntary Departure
Sometimes leaving on your own terms is better than being deported. Voluntary departure has its own requirements and consequences. We explain whether you qualify and how leaving could affect a future application to return.
Key Requirements
What's Going to Happen
You're scared because you don't know what comes next. Here's exactly how this works—so you can stop guessing.
The Government Files Papers Against You
You get a Notice to Appear listing why they want you out. We read every word. Sometimes there are mistakes we can use.
First Court Date
You go before a judge. We tell the court what relief you're seeking and set up the schedule. This is strategy—we're already fighting.
We Build Your Defense
Documents. Witnesses. Expert reports. Evidence that supports your case. We prepare everything the judge needs to see.
The Real Hearing
This is the trial. You testify. Witnesses testify. The government attacks your case. We defend it. Everything rides on this day.
Reviewing a Denial and Appeal Deadlines
A bad decision isn't the end. We appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals and, if the BIA denies you, file a Petition for Review in federal circuit court and, if needed, a motion for a stay of removal. Our founding attorney is admitted to the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the First through Eleventh Circuits and has handled thousands of these appeals.
Removal Proceedings Are Adversarial
Removal proceedings under INA § 240 (8 U.S.C. § 1229a) are adversarial. The government has a trained attorney. We help you understand the charges, prepare evidence and present the arguments available in your case.
A criminal record can affect your options. We review the conviction records and your immigration history before advising you.
Your Court Date Is Coming. Are You Ready?
Every day you wait is a day less to prepare. Every missed deadline is a chance lost. Call us now. Let's figure out if there's a way to fight this.