J came to YMF in April of 2017 as he was reporting with the Enforcement and Removal Office (ERO) in Newark, NJ. He had been told he would need to get ready to depart the country if there was no resolution to his case as he had accepted Voluntary Departure (VD) from an...
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Some Light in the Darkness: Hope after Matter of A-B- Domestic Violence Asylum Claim Granted
In the summer of 2018, former Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a decision in Matter of A-B- overruling a pivotal domestic violence based asylum case, Matter of A-R-C-G-. The holding in Matter of A-R-C-G- allowed women to seek asylum in the United States by...
Overcoming Inconsistencies Where an Asylum Applicant Has Suffered Traumatic Abuse
People come to the United States for a variety of reasons, one of which is to flee persecution and seek protection through an asylum application. The very nature of fleeing persecution means that the applicant has endured harm that naturally impacts their psyche in...
DUI Conviction Not Necessarily Fatal to 42b Cancellation of Removal’s Good Moral Character Requirement
Good Moral Character is a requirement for a hopeful applicant to be successful in their Cancellation of Removal for Nonimmigrants application. The law is less than clear for many applicants as to what they are required to show. The statute that defines...
Another YMF Asylum Victory Relying Upon Matter of A-R-C-G-
Jane was granted asylum by the immigration Judge due to years of abuse at the hands of her cousin in Ecuador. Jane entered the country unlawfully having crossed the US/Mexico border without permission in 2013. She was immediately detained and even issued an...
A Long Path to a Green Card
Mr. Acosta came to Youman, Madeo & Fasano in March 2015 after hearing about our firm from our television show. Mr. Acosta had already been in removal proceedings for nearly ten years when he came to YMF and had prior counsel who had handled his case, but he was...
A Long Path to a Green Card
Mr. Acosta came to Youman, Madeo & Fasano in March 2015 after hearing about our firm from our television show. Mr. Acosta had already been in removal proceedings for nearly ten years when he came to YMF and had prior counsel who had handled his case, but he was...
Post-Election Immigration Policy Advocacy Efforts Begin at YMF
During the week before the presidential inauguration in January 2017, Monica E. Ahmad-Yee, who is the Managing Associate Attorney of the Jackson Heights, Queens office of YMF and the YMF Immigration Policy Advocacy Coordinator, submitted letters to numerous federal...
AILA Waivers Conference
AILA 2016 WAIVERS CONFERENCE by Melissa Dominguez and Rebecca RookOn August 26, 2016 we had the opportunity to attend the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Conference on Waivers which took place in Chicago, Illinois. The Conference brought together...
It’s about time we received some good news on Immigration!! The Final Rule for the Expanded Provisional Waiver !!
If feels like 2016 has been a bit of a rollercoaster for those of us in favor of sensible immigration reform. The anticipation for DAPA/Expanded DACA led us through the highs and lows of Federal Court litigation and culminated with last month's disappointing decision...
