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...
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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 Queens office of YMF and the YMF Immigration Policy Advocacy Coordinator, submitted letters to numerous federal officials in...
AILA Waivers Conference
AILA 2016 WAIVERS CONFERENCE by Melissa Dominguez On 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 Immigration Attorneys...
THOUGHTS AND TAKEAWAYS FROM THE 19TH ANNUAL FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION: IMMIGRATION LAW CONFERENCE
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...
H. Raymond Fasano presents panel on Cancellation of Removal with Immigration Judge and DHS Assistant Chief Counsel in New Orleans
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...
Enjoying a client’s reunification with her family back home after her 30 year struggle to obtain lawful status
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...
Senior Associate helps Lobby Congress for immigration related matters
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...
Asylum Grant Based on Gender, Family, and Gang-Based Violence:
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, someone may be...
A Day at Dilley:
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...
