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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...

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...

Last week, I had the opportunity to attend the 19th Annual Immigration Law Conference hosted by the Federal Bar Association for the first time. This year's conference took place in New Orleans, Louisiana. Upon my arrival at the conference, which was held at the New...

I had the distinction and honor of presenting a panel entitled Cancellation of Removal: permanent resident and non-permanent resident at the 19th Annual Federal Bar Association Immigration Law Conference. My fellow panelists included Hon. Denise Slavin, EOIR...

Today's post is dedicated to our client "Bertha." Bertha is a prototypical immigration client. Bertha falls victim to a notario scam: Bertha entered the U.S. without inspection 30 years ago. As is typical in the vulnerable immigration community Bertha fell victim to...

Below please find a firsthand account form our Senior Associate Christina Xenides, Esq. relating her experience spending a day advocating and lobbying for immigration related issues before Congress: On April 7, 2016, I traveled down to Washington, D.C. with a group of...

As noted in our blog posting from earlier this week, our senior Associate Christina Xenides and paralegal Vanessa Cabrera have been volunteering this week with the CARA Project in Dilley, Texas. Though communication from the facility is limited and they have been...

As part of YMF's ongoing commitment to giving back to the community, this week our senior Associate, Christina Xenides, and paralegal, Vanessa Cabrera, are volunteering in Dilley, Texas, with the CARA Family Detention Pro Bono Project. CARA is a collaboration between...

In securing an important, favorable opinion from the New York State Bar Association Committee on Professional Ethics, YMF recently made a significant stride in the battle for immigrants' rights which will offer added protection to many immigrant children facing...

My Partner Rodney Youman and I take a yearly trip to Ecuador to engage in a field investigation. We represent a large number of Ecuadorian nationals. In our non-LPR cancellation of removal cases, to be consistent with well established BIA precedent, we compare country...