CASE: Asylum in Immigration Court

CLIENT: Chinese

LOCATION: Cleveland Immigration Court

Our Chinese client came to the United States on a F-1 visa in July 2011.  She was persecuted and harmed in China based on her religious belief (Christianity), so within one year of her entry, she filed an asylum application (Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and relief under the CAT) to the USCIS with our office’s legal assistance.  She was interviewed at the Asylum Office in Cleveland, OH in April 2013, but her 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.

Our client was scared to go back home to China, fearing that she will be persecuted based on her religious belief.  She also had past persecution in China due to her religious activities. We helped her prepare her asylum application and represented her in immigration court hearings. We also asked her to provide more supporting documents corroborating her claim, some of which were a letter from her mother, and colleagues and friends in China. Our firm also did some research on articles related to her claim, and the type of persecution she will experience in China if sent back.

After several years of continuance and re-scheduling, our client’s individual hearing was scheduled on September 23, 2021 at the Cleveland Immigration Court. Attorney Sung Hee (Glen) Yu represented our client at the hearing. During the hearing, our client testified credibly as to her past persecution in China and likelihood of future persecution. After the hearing, the Immigration Judge granted asylum relief for our client. She is now an asylee who will get her work permit soon and will be eligible to apply for permanent residency in one year.

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CASE: Asylum in Immigration Court

CLIENT: Chinese

LOCATION: Cleveland Immigration Court

Our Chinese client came to the United States on a B-2 visa in September 2009. He was persecuted and harmed in China based on his religious beliefs and its related activities, so within one year of his entry (in October 2009), he filed an asylum application (Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and relief under the CAT) to the USCIS.

He was interviewed at the Asylum Office in Los Angeles, but his case was referred to an immigration judge in December 2009. The Notice to Appear was issued and our client was placed in removal proceedings. The USCIS thought that our client’s testimony was different from that of his written statement and referred the case to the Court.

The case was initiated at the Los Angeles Immigration Court. However, our client moved to Columbus, Ohio in 2011. After he moved to Columbus, OH, our client contacted our office in early April 2011, and eventually retained our office on April 11, 2011. Once retained, our office immediately filed a Motion to Change Venue which was eventually approved by the Los Angeles Immigration Court. Our client’s case was then transferred to Cleveland, OH.

Our client was scared to go back home to China, fearing that he will be persecuted based on his religious belief and his active participation in religious events which are considered anti-government activities.

While our client was in China, he attended numerous underground home church meetings. As a result, he was arrested and detained by Chinese police and experienced harm and mistreatment.

We helped him supplement his asylum application and represented him in his immigration court hearings. We also asked him to provide supporting documents corroborating his claim, some of which were letters family and church members in China, and documents related to his religious activities. Our firm also did some research on articles related to his claim, and the type of persecution he will experience in China if sent back.

Our client’s individual hearing was scheduled on March 3, 2014 at the Cleveland Immigration Court. Attorney JP Sarmiento from our firm prepared him extensively. He also represented our client at his Individual Hearing.

During the hearing, our client testified about his past persecution in China and the likelihood of future persecution. After the hearing, the Immigration Judge re-set the case for a decision hearing which was originally scheduled for September of this year. Nevertheless, on April 24, 2014, 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 in a short period of time and will be eligible to apply for permanent residency in one year.

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CASE: Asylum.
NATIONALITY: China.
RESIDENCE: Virginia.

Our client is a Chinese national on an F-1 visa. He now resides in Virginia. He became a Christian a few years ago while away from China. As he moved to the States, his faith strengthened when his daughter was diagnosed with leukemia. He had turned to God for help, for his daughter to survive. With his prayers and the support of the Christian community, his daughter has done well with her treatment. Our client and his wife would spend days in the hospital with their baby daughter.

A few months ago he had to go back to China to visit his ailing mother-in-law. His wife could not go back as she was pregnant. Our client brought some bibles with him and was arrested at the airport in Beijing. He then was caught a few days later while in prayer service, was detained, and was persecuted.

Upon his return to the U.S., he contemplated on filing for asylum. His daughter is sick, and he had a new child coming up. Our office was retained to file an asylum application for him. We made sure his application was detailed and that he provided all dates, places, and names specifically. We made sure all questions in the asylum application were properly answered, and that possible questions of the officer were anticipated and answered in the application.  We also made sure he properly corroborated his claim with evidence from Church, from China, and everything he had in the U.S. to help his case.

After filing the case, he was scheduled for his asylum interview in Arlington Virginia, about a month from filing the application. Prior to his interview, we prepared him for several hours, conducting mock interviews to make sure he is ready. We accompanied our client to the Arlington Asylum Office and the interview lasted for more than an hour.

Two weeks later, our client obtained his asylum approval. He is now in valid status, can stay in the United States, and has authorization to work.

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