CASE: Asylum in Immigration Court

CLIENT: Jamaican

LOCATION: New Orleans Immigration Court

Our Jamaican client came to the United States on a B-2 visa in September 2013.  He was persecuted in Jamaica, and was scared to go back home to Jamaica, fearing that he will be persecuted on account of his social group. Thus, within one year of his entry, he filed an asylum application (Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and relief under the CAT) to the USCIS with our office’s legal assistance.  He was interviewed at the Asylum Office in Lyndhurst, NJ in May 2014, but his case was referred to an immigration judge. The Notice to Appear was issued and our client was placed in removal proceedings.  

After the case was referred to the Immigration Court, our client retained our office again. His court case originated at the Philadelphia Immigration Court, but after he moved to Louisiana, the venue was changed to the New Orleans Immigration Court.

We helped him prepare his asylum application, going over several drafts until his claim was as detailed as possible. Names, addresses, dates, and all possible issues relevant to his asylum claim were addressed. We also asked him to provide supporting documents corroborating his claim, some of which were letters from Jamaica and friends in the U.S. who were part of his social group. Our firm also did some research on articles pertaining to his particular claim, and the type of persecution that members of his social group suffer in Jamaica.

Our client’s individual hearing was scheduled on February 6, 2017, at the New Orleans Immigration Court. Partner and Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu represented our client at the hearing. During the hearing, our client testified credibly as to his past persecution in Jamaica and likelihood of future persecution. On February 24, 2017, the Immigration Judge issued a written decision and granted asylum relief for our client. He is now an asylee who will get his work permit soon and will be eligible to apply for permanent residency in one year.

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CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status

CLIENT: Jamaican

LOCATION: Pittsburgh, PA

Our client came to the United States in November 2013 with a B-2 visitor’s visa from Jamaica. Later, she married a U.S. Citizen in May 2015 and retained our office for her petition and adjustment of status application. She also asked us to file her son’s (Petitioner’s step-son) adjustment of status application.

Once retained, our firm prepared and filed the I-130 petition and I-485 adjustment of status application on September 28, 2015. Everything went smoothly and the receipt notices, fingerprint appointment, and work permits all came on time. There were no requests for evidence.

Prior to the interview, we thoroughly prepared our clients via conference calls. On February 24, 2016, our clients were interviewed at the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USCIS office. Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu from our office accompanied them at their interview as well. After the interview, our client and her son’s green card applications were approved.

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CASE: I-751

APPLICANT: Jamaican

LOCATION: New York, NY

Our client contacted our office in early February of 2014 regarding her I-751 application.

She is from Jamaica and she married a U.S. citizen in July 2011. Through her marriage, she obtained a 2-year conditional green card in April 2012. Our office helped her in the green card process.  Her conditional residency terminated in April 2014.

To comply with immigration requirements, our client and her husband had to file an I-751 Joint Petition to Remove Conditions. She retained our office on February 19, 2014 and our office prepared an I-751 application for our client with other supplemental exhibits.

On March 31, 2014, our office filed an I-751 application to the USCIS with multiple affidavits from her friends and family members, joint tax filing records, joint bank statements, utility bills, insurance policies, and photos of our client and her husband to demonstrate the bona fideness of their marriage.

Once the application was filed, the fingerprint notice was issued two weeks later. However, the USCIS issued the Request for Evidence (RFE) to demonstrate the bona fideness of our client’s marriage with her husband. We filed an extensive Response to RFE to the USCIS with more bona fide marital documents on November 25, 2014.

Nonetheless, the USCIS scheduled an interview for our client and her husband. On March 11, 2015, our client and her husband were requested to appear for the interview at the USCIS New York City Office.  Prior to the interview, our office prepared them thoroughly via conference calls and also accompanied them at the interview as well. The interview went well, and as a result, on the same day of the interview, the USCIS approved our client’s I-751 application. On April 20, 2015, our client received her 10-year green card which removed the conditions.

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CASE: Marriage-Based Green Card

CLIENT: Jamaican

LOCATION: Cleveland, Ohio

Our client is a professional football player who plays for the Cleveland Browns in the NFL. He came to the United States from Jamaica when he was a high school student and went to college as an F-1 student. After he was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens, he started to play in the NFL as a P-1 visa holder. Later on he was picked up by the Cleveland Browns as a free agent.

He married a U.S. Citizen in August 2012.

Months later, our client retained our office for his I-130 petition and I-485 adjustment of status application, and our firm prepared and filed the I-130 petition and I-485 adjustment of status application, together with all necessary supporting documents, on November 25, 2013. Everything went smoothly and the receipt notices, fingerprint appointment, and work permits all came on time. There were no requests for evidence.

Prior to the interview, we thoroughly prepared our clients at our office. On February 14, 2014, our client was interviewed at the Cleveland, Ohio USCIS office. Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu accompanied them as well.  On the same day, his green card application was approved.

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CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status
CLIENT: Jamaican
LOCATION: Cleveland, OH

Our client came to the United States in September 2012 with a B-2 visitor’s visa from Jamaica.  She married a U.S. Citizen in April 2013 and retained our office on May 1, 2013 for her adjustment of status application.  Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on July 22, 2013.  Everything went smoothly and the receipt notices, fingerprint appointment, and work permits all came on time. Prior to the interview, we thoroughly prepared our clients at our office. On October 10, 2013, our client was interviewed at the Cleveland, OH USCIS.  Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu from our office accompanied our clients as well. On October 28, 2013, her green card application was approved.

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CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status
CLIENT: Jamaican
LOCATION: Youngstown, OH
FILED: July 25, 2012
APPROVED: October 12, 2012

Our client came to the United States in July 2010 with a B-2 visitor’s visa from Jamaica. She was given six months but she remained in the United States and overstayed.

She met a US Citizen and fell in love. They got married in December 2011 and retained our office on May 10, 2012 for her green card application.

Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on July 25, 2012, together with other necessary forms and supporting documents. Everything went smoothly and the receipt notices, fingerprint appointment, and work permits all came on time. Prior to the interview, we thoroughly prepared our clients at our office.

On October 12, 2012, our client was interviewed at the Cleveland CIS office. Attorney Sung Hee (“Glen”) Yu from our office accompanied them. On the same day, her green card application was approved.

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CASE: I-130 and Consular Processing for Petitioner’s two minor stepdaughters
LOCATION: Petitioner: New Jersey; Beneficiaries: Jamaica

Our client is a U.S. citizen who married a Jamaican in New Jersey. Through our firm, he filed an I-130 Petition for his wife and his wife eventually obtained her green card. His two minor stepdaughters though were residing in Jamaica.

After his wife got her green card, we filed the immigrant visa petitions for his stepdaughters. We also submitted the packet 3 and 4 immigrant visa packets for them on June 18, 2012.
Their immigrant visa interview was scheduled on August 3, 2012 at the U.S. Embassy in Kingston, Jamaica. The U.S. Embassy in Kingston eventually approved the immigrant visas for his stepdaughters on September 26, 2012.

Our client’s step-daughters can be here in the United States soon and will be reunited with their mother and step-father.

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CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status
CLIENT: Jamaican
LOCATION: New York, NY

Our client came to the United States in September 2007 with an H-2B seasonal temporary work visa from Jamaica. She married a U.S. Citizen in July 2011 and retained our office on November 7, 2011 for her adjustment of status application.  Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and Adjustment of Status Application on November 18, 2011.  Everything went smoothly and the receipt notices, the fingerprint appointment, and the work permit all came on time.  Prior to the interview, we thoroughly prepared our clients.  On April 26, 2012, our client was interviewed at the New York, NY USCIS.  Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu accompanied them at the interview as well.  On the same day, her green card application was approved.

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CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status
CLIENT: Jamaican
LOCATION: Newark, NJ

Our client came to the United States in October 2008 on an H-2 temporary work visa from Jamaica.  She married a U.S. Citizen in August 2011 and months later wished to apply for a green card. We met them for consultations in New Jersey and they retained our office on January 9.  Our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and I-485 Adjustment of Status Application on January 19, 2012. Everything went smoothly and the receipt notices, fingerprint appointment, and work permits all came on time. There was no Request for Evidence.  Prior to the interview, we thoroughly prepared our clients. On April 4, 2012, our client was interviewed at the Newark, NJ USCIS.  Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu from our office accompanied them at the interview as well.  On the same day, her green card application was approved, and our client obtained her green card.

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CASE: Marriage-Based Adjustment of Status
CLIENT: Jamaican
LOCATION: Newark, NJ

Our client came to the United States in March 2001 with a B-2 visitor visa from Jamaica.  Unfortunately, his visitor status expired in November 2001, and he overstayed in the United States without getting a new valid immigration status.

Our client was married before to a U.S. Citizen, but his case was denied sometime in 2006 due to affidavit of support issues. In December 2009, our client married his U.S. citizen spouse.  Thereafter, our client contacted our office around July of 2010.  Our attorney met him in New York in person and our client retained our office immediately. We made sure all issues pertaining to his criminal records and previous marriage were covered.  Once retained, our firm prepared and filed the I-130 Petition and Adjustment of Status Application on October 18, 2011.  Everything went smoothly and the receipt notices, fingerprint appointment, and work permits all came on time.

The USCIS Newark District Office scheduled our client’s interview on March 21, 2011.  Prior to the interview, we thoroughly prepared our clients over the phone. On March 21, 2011, our client was interviewed at the Newark USCIS office.   However, at the interview, the USCIS office requested for additional evidence with regard to our client’s previous arrest reports in Florida.  Although our client’s criminal cases were dismissed five years ago and we submitted documentation pertaining to those cases, the CIS office still requested a certified copy not just of the Court dispositions (which were submitted) but also of the arrest record. They even wrote on their Request for Evidence what specifically should be in the documents to be issued by the authorities in Florida

Throughout the next few weeks our office sent three written requests to the county court and police department in Southern Florida in order to obtain these documents. We called several times to explain what exactly immigration wanted.  Upon our request, the court sent certified copies of the requested documents, and our office promptly submitted those records to the CIS office in Newark.  Eventually, on June 30, 2011, his green card application was approved, and our client obtained his green card.

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