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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

It is often said that you learn more from losing than from winning. While that might be so, I would suggest that we learn even more from taking a loss and finding a way to turn it into a win. This is the lesson of perseverance. Having practiced law for over 22 years,...

Our Firm prides itself on having the depth within our staff to assist clients in their most dire circumstances.  By nature people have different talents.  For instance, an individual may be a talented athlete but cannot draw a straight line.  Likewise,...