Immigration Case Results

Our Case Victories

Each case represents a family’s journey and our commitment to achieving the best possible outcomes. Browse our results to see how we’ve helped clients like you.

Case Study 1 • Adjustment of Status

Same-Sex Couple Secures Conditional Residency as Student Visa Deadline Approached

Our client’s F-1 student visa status was running out just as his relationship with his partner reached a turning point. We moved quickly to convert his case into a marriage-based adjustment before his status lapsed.

Client Challenge

  • Our client had entered the United States on an F-1 student visa, which was nearing its end.
  • He married his same-sex partner, a U.S. citizen, while his student status was still valid but close to expiring.
  • Without prompt action, our client risked falling out of lawful status before a new basis for staying in the country could be established.

Strategy

We filed a marriage-based adjustment of status application, timing the filing to bridge our client’s F-1 status directly into a pending adjustment case so that he remained in a lawful, protected status throughout the process. We prepared the couple thoroughly for the bona fide marriage interview.

Outcome

Adjustment Approved. Our client was granted conditional resident status based on his marriage.

Case Study 2 • Adjustment of Status

Veteran's Fiancée Becomes a Conditional Resident With Help of a Joint Sponsor

An older veteran came to us wanting to bring his fiancée to the United States permanently. When his income alone wasn’t enough to meet the government’s support requirements, we brought in a joint sponsor to get the case across the finish line.

Client Challenge

  • Our client, a veteran, wished to petition for his fiancée living abroad to join him in the United States.
  • After she arrived on a fiancée visa and the couple married, the affidavit of support required to adjust her status called for income our client could not meet on his own.
  • Without a qualifying sponsor, the adjustment of status case could not move forward.

Strategy

We filed the fiancée visa petition and guided the couple through the required interview abroad. After the marriage, we filed the adjustment of status application together with a qualified joint sponsor to satisfy the income requirements for the affidavit of support.

Outcome

Adjustment Approved Without Issue. Our client’s spouse became a conditional resident.

Case Study 3 • Adjustment of Status

Turkish National Granted Conditional Residency After Marriage-Based Interview

Our client, a native of Turkey, sought to adjust his status based on his marriage to a U.S. citizen. We prepared him thoroughly for the interview and appeared alongside him at USCIS.

Client Challenge

  • Our client had married a U.S. citizen and needed to adjust his status to that of a permanent resident.
  • As with all marriage-based cases, his adjustment required appearing for an in-person interview with USCIS, where the couple would need to demonstrate the bona fides of their marriage.

Strategy

We prepared the marriage-based petition and adjustment of status application, prepared both spouses for the likely lines of questioning at interview, and appeared with our client at the USCIS interview.

Outcome

Approved. Our client was granted conditional residency.

Case Study 4 • Adjustment of Status

Adjustment of Status Secured Just as OPT Authorization Was Set to Expire

Our client’s work authorization under his student visa’s Optional Practical Training period was about to run out. His marriage to a U.S. citizen gave him a path forward, and we made sure it was in place before his authorization lapsed.

Client Challenge

  • Our client held F-1 student status and was authorized to work under Optional Practical Training, which was nearing its expiration.
  • He had married a U.S. citizen and needed to convert his status before his current authorization to remain and work in the United States ran out.

Strategy

We filed the marriage-based adjustment of status application promptly to preserve our client’s lawful status and ensure his work authorization continued without any gap while his case was pending.

Outcome

Approved. Our client adjusted to permanent residency without any interruption to his status.

Case Study 5 • Removal of Conditions & Naturalization

Conditional Resident Approved for Both Naturalization and Removal of Conditions at a Single Interview

Our client’s two-year conditional residency was coming to an end, and he had also become eligible to apply for citizenship. Rather than handling the cases one after another, we coordinated both filings to be resolved together.

Client Challenge

  • Our client was a conditional resident approaching the end of his two-year period and needed to file to remove the conditions on his residency.
  • Before that interview was scheduled, our client became eligible for citizenship and wished to apply for naturalization as well.

Strategy

We filed the petition to remove the conditions on our client’s residency, and while that case was pending, filed his application for naturalization, coordinating the two filings so that both could be addressed in a single interview.

Outcome

Both Approved. Our client’s conditions were removed and his citizenship was granted at the same interview.

Case Study 6 • Naturalization

After Thirty Years as a Resident, Client Finally Becomes a U.S. Citizen

Our client had held her green card for more than three decades but had never taken the final step to citizenship. We helped her prepare for the naturalization interview and the civics and history examination — and she passed.

Client Challenge

  • Our client had been a lawful permanent resident for over thirty years but had never applied for naturalization.
  • To naturalize, she would need to pass the required English and civics examination as part of her interview.

Strategy

We filed her application for naturalization and worked closely with her to prepare for the history and civics test and the interview itself.

Outcome

Approved. Our client passed her interview and examination and became a United States citizen.

Case Study 1

Long-Term Resident Wins Bond After Federal Habeas Petition Forces a Hearing

Our client was held in California immigration detention with no clear path to a bond hearing. When the government would not act, we went to federal court to force one — and then won his release at the hearing itself.

Client Challenge

  • Our client had lived in the United States for years, filing tax returns consistently since 2018.
  • He is the father of a U.S. citizen son and has pending applications for asylum and cancellation of removal.
  • He was held in detention without being afforded a timely bond hearing before an immigration judge.

Strategy

We filed a federal habeas corpus petition to compel the immigration court to hold a bond hearing without further delay. Once the hearing was secured, we presented the full case for release: our client’s many years of residence and tax compliance, his U.S. citizen son, his viable pathways to relief from removal, and letters of support from his church and community vouching for his character.

Outcome

Bond Granted. The immigration judge found that our client was neither a flight risk nor a danger to the community and ordered his release on bond.

Case Study 2

Finance Manager and Father Wins Release on Conditional Parole After Airport Arrest

Our client, a finance manager and homeowner with two U.S. citizen children, was taken into ICE custody at the airport after returning from a World Cup match — despite having no criminal history and a pending asylum claim already on file.

Client Challenge

  • Our client entered the United States lawfully on a visitor visa and remained after it expired, but was never subject to mandatory detention.
  • He was arrested by ICE at a New York airport and held at a federal detention center in Brooklyn.
  • He is married with two U.S. citizen children, including a newborn son, and his household depends entirely on his income.

Strategy

We filed a motion for bond and custody redetermination, walking through each of the factors immigration judges weigh in release decisions: his lawful entry and single overstay rather than any pattern of evasion, his more than five years of U.S. residence and home ownership in Florida, his steady employment as a finance manager, his complete lack of criminal history, three financially established U.S. citizen sponsors ready to support him, and his pending asylum claim as a viable path to relief.

Outcome

Release Granted. The immigration judge agreed that our client presented neither a flight risk nor a danger to the community and ordered his release.

Case Study 1

Father Detained on His Way to Work Freed After Challenge to New Mandatory Detention Policy

When a father with no criminal history was swept up during a vehicle stop on his way to work, our firm moved immediately to challenge a controversial new federal policy that sought to strip him of any right to a bond hearing.

Client Challenge

  • Our client had lived and worked in New Jersey for years with no criminal record and no history of noncompliance with immigration authorities.
  • He was arrested when the van carrying him and several coworkers to a job site was stopped by ICE agents.
  • Under a recent federal policy reclassifying long-term residents as subject to mandatory detention, ICE refused to set bond and our client had no ability to seek a hearing before an immigration judge.

Strategy

Our attorneys filed an emergency federal habeas corpus petition in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, arguing that the government’s new detention policy misapplies the immigration statute. We argued that individuals who, like our client, previously entered the country and were living here — rather than being stopped at the border — are entitled to a bond hearing under the law as it has been understood and applied for decades, and that the government’s reinterpretation violates due process.

Outcome

Immediate Release Ordered. Our client was released from detention and reunited with his family while his immigration case continues.

Case Study 2

Warrantless Street Arrest Overturned: Commuter Released After Federal Challenge

Our client was simply walking to the train station for work when he was stopped and arrested without a warrant, without being told why, and without any indication he intended to flee. Our firm moved swiftly to challenge both the arrest and his detention.

Client Challenge

  • Our client had lived in the United States for over two decades with no criminal history.
  • ICE agents blocked his path on a public street, questioned him without explanation, and arrested him after he exercised his right to remain silent — without ever producing a warrant.
  • He was then held without any opportunity for a bond hearing under the government’s new detention policy.

Strategy

We filed a federal habeas corpus petition raising multiple grounds for relief: that the initial stop lacked any reasonable suspicion, that the arrest lacked probable cause and a warrant, and that his continued detention without a bond hearing violated both the immigration statute and his due process rights.

Outcome

Immediate Release Secured. The unlawful nature of the stop and arrest, combined with the due process violations from his detention, resulted in our client’s prompt release.

Case Study 3

Landscaper Held Without Any Court Date Freed After Federal Habeas Challenge

Our client was arrested while working his landscaping job and then held for weeks without even being placed on an immigration court calendar — leaving him with no path to a hearing of any kind.

Client Challenge

  • Our client had lived in the United States for two decades with no criminal history and had previously complied with immigration authorities.
  • He was arrested by ICE while working and transferred to detention, where the government refused to set bond under its new mandatory detention policy.
  • Compounding the problem, he had not even been scheduled for a master hearing before an immigration judge — leaving him in detention with no proceedings and no bond review whatsoever.

Strategy

We filed an emergency habeas corpus petition in federal court, arguing that his prolonged detention without any hearing — bond or otherwise — violated due process, and that the mandatory detention provision the government invoked does not apply to someone who has resided in the United States for years before being taken into custody.

Outcome

Immediate Release Ordered. Our client was released and is now pursuing his immigration case outside of custody.

Case Study 4

Father of Five U.S. Citizen Children Released After Federal Court Intervention

A father with primary custody of two of his five U.S. citizen children, and a pending asylum application already in USCIS’s hands, was stopped while driving and detained — threatening to leave his children without their caregiver.

Client Challenge

  • Our client is the father of five U.S. citizen children and held primary residential custody of two of them under a state family court order.
  • He had a pending asylum application with USCIS, including completed biometrics and background checks.
  • He was stopped while driving and arrested by ICE, then denied any opportunity for bond under the government’s new detention policy.

Strategy

We filed a federal habeas corpus petition emphasizing both the legal defect in the government’s detention theory and the devastating impact continued detention would have on his children, particularly the two in his primary custody. We argued that the mandatory detention statute the government relied on does not apply to individuals, like our client, who had long since entered and settled in the United States.

Outcome

Immediate Release Ordered. Our client was released and reunited with his children while his asylum case proceeds.

Case Study 5

Sole Caregiver of U.S. Citizen Daughter Freed After Unlawful Street Arrest

Our client, the sole custodial parent of his U.S. citizen daughter, was arrested without a warrant while walking to his car on his way to work — threatening to leave his daughter without a parent in the country.

Client Challenge

  • Our client is the sole custodial parent of his eighteen-year-old U.S. citizen daughter, who resides with him; her mother lives abroad.
  • ICE agents stopped him on the street without explanation, and after he did not respond to their questioning, arrested him without ever producing a warrant.
  • He was then held without any opportunity for a bond hearing under the government’s new detention policy, despite having a scheduled immigration court hearing on the calendar.

Strategy

We filed a federal habeas corpus petition challenging both the legality of the warrantless stop and arrest and the denial of any bond hearing. We highlighted his decades of residence, his role as his daughter’s only parent in the United States, and the absence of any legal basis for either the arrest or his continued detention.

Outcome

Immediate Release Ordered. Our client was released and reunited with his daughter.

Case Study 6

Work-Authorized Asylum Seeker Released After Being Boxed In by ICE Outside a Grocery Store

Our client, a father supporting his wife and two children, had a pending asylum case, a valid work permit, and a scheduled court date — yet was surrounded by unmarked vehicles and arrested the moment he left the grocery store.

Client Challenge

  • Our client had an asylum application pending before the immigration court and held a valid Employment Authorization Document.
  • While leaving a grocery store, vehicles rapidly boxed him in before ICE agents emerged and arrested him.
  • Despite his pending case and lawful work authorization, ICE denied him any opportunity for a bond hearing under its new detention policy.

Strategy

We filed a federal habeas corpus petition arguing that our client’s lawful presence, pending asylum claim, and years of compliance with immigration authorities entitled him to a bond hearing, and that the government’s blanket denial of any custody review violated both the immigration statute and due process.

Outcome

Immediate Release Ordered. Our client was released and reunited with his wife and children.

Case Study 7

Asylum Seeker Arrested Outside His Own Home Released Through Federal Habeas Petition

Our client, whose asylum case was already pending before the immigration court, was arrested by ICE agents just steps from his own front door.

Client Challenge

  • Our client had a pending removal case before the immigration court and no criminal history.
  • He was arrested by ICE agents outside his home in Newark, New Jersey.
  • He was then denied any opportunity for a bond hearing under the government’s new detention policy, despite his case already being in the court system.

Strategy

We filed a federal habeas corpus petition arguing that the mandatory detention theory the government relied on does not apply to someone who had already entered the country, was already in removal proceedings, and had a clean record and strong ties to the community.

Outcome

Immediate Release Ordered. Our client was released and is continuing to pursue his case.

Case Study 8

Former Unaccompanied Minor Released After Being Swept Up in a Coworker's Vehicle Stop

Our client came to the United States as an unaccompanied child years ago and was released to family under federal law. He had just turned eighteen when he was arrested as “collateral” during a stop targeting someone else entirely.

Client Challenge

  • Our client entered the United States as an unaccompanied minor and was released from federal custody to a family member under the trafficking-victims protection framework designed to safeguard children.
  • He had recently turned eighteen and had no criminal history.
  • While riding to work with coworkers, ICE stopped the vehicle looking for its owner — and arrested our client and another passenger anyway, then accelerated his removal hearing while denying him any bond review.

Strategy

We filed an emergency federal habeas corpus petition, arguing that our client’s detention as an incidental “collateral” arrest, combined with the denial of any bond hearing, violated the immigration statute and due process, particularly given his history of compliance and lack of any criminal record.

Outcome

Immediate Release Ordered. Our client was released from custody.

Case Study 9

Family Torn Apart on the Sidewalk Reunited After Federal Court Ordered Their Release

A husband and wife were arrested together while walking down the street, leaving their adult dependent son alone — even though the wife’s prior immigration case had once been closed by the government itself on the basis that she posed no risk to the community.

Client Challenge

  • Our clients, a married couple, had a prior removal case that was closed years earlier under a Department of Homeland Security policy reserved for individuals found not to pose a threat to public safety or national security.
  • They were arrested together while walking on a public street in New Jersey, leaving their twenty-year-old dependent son without either parent.
  • Both were placed back into removal proceedings and denied bond under the government’s new detention policy, despite years of full compliance with immigration court.

Strategy

We filed federal habeas corpus petitions for both spouses, arguing that the government’s own prior determination that they posed no danger, combined with their unbroken record of compliance, entitled them to bond hearings, and that continued detention without any custody review violated due process.

Outcome

Immediate Release Ordered for Both. Our clients were released and reunited with their son.

Case Study 10

Father Eligible for Cancellation of Removal Released Despite an Old DUI

Our client, the primary financial support for his two U.S. citizen children, had a single old DUI conviction from which he fully complied with every court-ordered condition. When ICE arrested him, we moved to show that his long residence and family ties made him eligible for permanent relief — and entitled him to release.

Client Challenge

  • Our client is the father of two U.S. citizen children, aged fourteen and eleven, and their primary financial provider.
  • Years earlier, he had pleaded guilty to a DUI in which no one was injured, and he had fully satisfied every condition of his sentence, including an interlock device.
  • He was arrested while leaving a car wash and denied any bond hearing under the government’s new detention policy, despite being prima facie eligible for cancellation of removal based on his years of residence and hardship to his children.

Strategy

We filed a federal habeas corpus petition emphasizing his eligibility for cancellation of removal, his tax history, his children’s dependence on him, and the absence of any legal basis for denying him a bond hearing.

Outcome

Immediate Release Ordered. Our client was released and is now pursuing cancellation of removal to obtain permanent status.

Case Study 11

Handyman and Father Released After Being Stopped on His Way to a Job Site

Our client, a handyman with a U.S. citizen child who depends on him, was pulled over on his way to a job and arrested — with no criminal history and no basis to deny him a bond hearing.

Client Challenge

  • Our client has built his life in New Jersey and has a U.S. citizen child who relies on him.
  • He was pulled over while driving to a job site and arrested by immigration agents.
  • He was denied any bond hearing under the government’s new mandatory detention policy, despite having no criminal history and no history of noncompliance.

Strategy

We filed a federal habeas corpus petition arguing that our client’s years of residence and lack of any disqualifying history entitled him to a bond hearing under the statute as properly interpreted, and that his continued detention without one violated due process.

Outcome

Immediate Release Ordered. Our client was released and reunited with his family.

Case Study 12

Sole Caregiver of Disabled U.S. Citizen Son Released After Bank-Lobby Arrest

Our client’s twenty-two-year-old U.S. citizen son, who has autism, depends completely on his father. When ICE arrested our client as he left a bank, we moved immediately to bring him home.

Client Challenge

  • Our client has lived in New Jersey for over two decades and has a twenty-two-year-old U.S. citizen son with autism who is completely reliant on him.
  • He and his spouse had an asylum application pending for years.
  • He was arrested by immigration agents as he exited a bank and denied any bond hearing under the government’s new detention policy.

Strategy

We filed a federal habeas corpus petition highlighting his son’s complete dependence on him, his decades of compliance with immigration authorities, and the absence of any criminal history, arguing that denying him a bond hearing violated both the immigration statute and due process.

Outcome

Immediate Release Ordered. Our client was released and reunited with his son.

Case Study 13

Traveler With an Existing Grant of Protection Arrested at the Airport — Released Days Later

Our client had already been granted protection from removal by an immigration judge over a decade earlier and had lived freely under that order ever since. He was arrested at Newark Airport as he prepared to board a routine business flight.

Client Challenge

  • Our client had previously been granted withholding of removal by the immigration court and had lived under that protection, without incident, for over a decade.
  • He was a taxpayer with no criminal history and no change in circumstances since his case was decided.
  • While attempting to board a domestic flight for business, he was arrested by ICE officers at the gate and detained despite his existing grant of protection.

Strategy

We filed an emergency federal habeas corpus petition, arguing that our client’s detention was unlawful given his standing grant of withholding of removal and the absence of any changed circumstances that could justify taking him back into custody.

Outcome

Immediate Release Ordered. Our client was released from detention.

Case Study 1

Habeas Corpus Wins Freedom for Father Detained Five Years After Entry

When a father of a five-month-old baby was suddenly placed in expedited removal proceedings despite having entered the United States over five years earlier and having a timely pending asylum application our New Jersey immigration law firm acted immediately to protect his rights and reunite him with his infant daughter.

Client Challenge

  • Our client had lawfully entered the United States more than five years before and had timely filed for asylum with USCIS, where his application remained pending.
  • Without warning, he received a letter from ICE placing him in expedited removal proceedings  a legal mechanism generally reserved for recent border crossers.
  • He was arrested at the conclusion of a credible fear interview, leaving his five-month-old daughter without her father.

Strategy

Our legal team pursued a two-pronged approach. First, we immediately challenged the negative credible fear determination before the Immigration Judge and had it overturned. Second, recognizing that placing our client in expedited removal proceedings over five years after entry was legally impermissible, we filed an emergency habeas corpus petition in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, arguing that his detention was unlawful.

Outcome

Immediate Release Ordered by Federal Court — Client Reunited with Infant Daughter

Case Study 2

ICE Arrest After Rescheduled Check-In: New Jersey Immigrant Released Within 48 Hours

Our client followed every instruction he was given including properly rescheduling his ICE check-in through official channels. When he appeared at his rescheduled appointment, he was arrested. Our New Jersey immigration attorneys filed an emergency habeas corpus petition and secured his release within 48 hours.

 

Client Challenge

  • Our client had a pending asylum application and was complying fully with his ICE reporting obligations.
  • He properly used official channels to reschedule his check-in date a routine procedure yet was arrested upon appearing at his rescheduled appointment.
  • His detention was sudden and left his family and support network in crisis.

Strategy

We immediately filed a habeas corpus petition in federal court, challenging the lawfulness of his detention. Our team moved with urgency given the circumstances, framing the detention as a violation of due process for a compliant individual with a pending asylum claim.

Outcome

Released from ICE Custody Within 48 Hours

Case Study 3

Mother of SIJS Daughter Released on Bond After ICE Arrest — New Jersey

Our client had done everything right. She timely filed for asylum, obtained Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) for her daughter, attended all her ICE check-ins, and paid her taxes for four years. When she was arrested upon reporting to ICE, our New Jersey immigration attorneys fought back and secured her release on bond.

Client Challenge

  • Our client had been in the United States for four years with a pending asylum application and had never missed an ICE check-in or violated any condition of her release from border detention.
  • Her daughter had been granted Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, making our client’s presence and support critical to her child’s wellbeing and immigration case.
  • Despite her full compliance with U.S. immigration law, ICE arrested her when she reported as required.

Strategy

We filed a habeas corpus petition in federal court, arguing that her detention was unjust given her years of compliance and her critical role as the sole caregiver of an SIJS child. We pursued a bond hearing and presented compelling evidence of her community ties, tax contributions, and parental responsibilities.

Outcome

Mother Home with SIJS Daughter

Case Study 4

Father of U.S. Citizen Child Freed in 24 Hours After ICE Detention

A devoted father of a three-year-old U.S. citizen was detained by ICE at a routine check-in  despite four years of full compliance with immigration requirements and a timely filed asylum application. Our New Jersey immigration lawyers filed an emergency habeas corpus petition and secured his release in just 24 hours.

Client Challenge

  • Our client had been faithfully reporting to ICE for four years since his entry into the United States and had timely filed for asylum.
  • His detention at what should have been a routine check-in put his three-year-old U.S. citizen child without parental support.
  • There was no legal justification for his detention given his complete compliance with U.S. immigration law.

Strategy

Recognizing the urgency, our team immediately filed a habeas corpus petition in federal court. We presented the court with evidence of our client’s four-year compliance record, his pending asylum application, and the devastating impact his detention had on his U.S. citizen child.

Outcome

Released Within 24 Hours — Reunited with U.S. Citizen Child

Case Study 5

University Student and Domestic Violence Survivor Freed After ICE Abduction in New Jersey

Our client  a local university student and domestic violence survivor  was abducted off a New Jersey sidewalk by ICE agents acting on a tip from her abuser. She had been lawfully admitted to the United States. When the immigration judge refused to hold a bond hearing, our team went directly to federal court and won.

Client Challenge

  • Our client was a lawfully admitted university student who was targeted by ICE as a result of a tip from her abuser  compounding the trauma she had already experienced.
  • She was seized off a public sidewalk in New Jersey and placed in detention.
  • Despite her lawful status, the immigration judge initially refused to conduct a bond hearing, leaving her without a path to release through the normal process.

Strategy

When the immigration court refused to act, we bypassed it and filed an emergency habeas corpus petition in federal court, arguing that denial of a bond hearing for a lawfully admitted individual violated her due process rights. We simultaneously framed the circumstances of her arrest  based on a tip from a documented abuser  as a factor weighing against continued detention.

Outcome

Bond Hearing Won in Federal Court — Student Released

Case Study 6

Asylum Seeker Released Within 72 Hours After ICE Detention — New Jersey

Our client had attended every immigration court hearing and filed for asylum as required. When he was detained after receiving a letter to report to ICE, our New Jersey immigration lawyers moved quickly and had him released within 72 hours through a habeas corpus petition.

Client Challenges

  • Our client had been in the United States for two years and had a consistent record of attending all immigration court hearings while his asylum case was pending.
  • He received a letter requiring him to report to ICE, and was detained upon complying.
  • His detention was abrupt and left his life and case in jeopardy.

Strategy

We acted immediately, filing a habeas corpus petition in federal court and challenging the lawfulness of the detention given our client’s complete compliance with his immigration proceedings and the lack of any legal basis for holding him.

Outcome

Released from ICE Custody Within 72 Hours

Case Study 7

Unaccompanied Minor Turned Family Breadwinner Released After Street Detention by ICE

Our client came to the United States as an unaccompanied minor and had lived here for ten years. After his father was deported, he became the sole breadwinner for his mother and younger sisters. When ICE stopped him on the street and detained him despite no immigration proceedings ever having been initiated against him our firm filed an emergency habeas corpus petition and secured his immediate release.

Client Challenges

  • Our client had lived in the United States for ten years, having arrived as an unaccompanied minor. He had never been placed in immigration proceedings.
  • After his father’s deportation, he became the primary financial provider for his mother and younger siblings, all of whom depended on him for basic necessities.
  • Despite this, he was stopped on the street and detained by ICE, with no prior notice or legal proceedings

Strategy

We immediately filed a habeas corpus petition challenging both the lawfulness of his detention and the legal basis for initiating removal against someone who had never been placed in immigration proceedings. We also presented compelling evidence of the irreparable harm to his dependent family members.

Outcome

Immediate Release — Client Reunited with Dependent Family

Case Study 8

Worker Arrested at Home Depot in New Jersey Freed After Habeas Corpus Filing

Our client was lawfully gathering materials for his job at a local Home Depot when he was approached by ICE in the parking lot. After showing identification, he was pulled from his vehicle and arrested. Our New Jersey immigration attorneys visited him in person at the detention facility and filed a habeas corpus petition that secured his immediate release.

Client Challenge

  • Our client was engaged in ordinary work activity  collecting job supplies at a Home Depot  when ICE agents approached his legally parked vehicle.
  • After complying and presenting identification, he was forcibly removed from his vehicle and placed in immigration detention.
  • His arrest disrupted both his employment and family life with no legal justification.

Strategy

Our attorneys visited the client at the detention facility to assess the full circumstances and legal basis for his arrest. We then filed a targeted habeas corpus petition in federal court, challenging the detention as unlawful and presenting evidence of our client’s work history and community ties.

Outcome

Immediate Release Secured After Habeas Filing

Case Study 9

Detained While Accompanying Sick Wife to ICE Appointment — Husband Freed Immediately

Our client had worn his ankle monitor and attended every ICE appointment for over a year — a model of compliance. When he accompanied his ill wife to her ICE check-in, he was detained. Our New Jersey immigration lawyers immediately filed a habeas corpus petition, fought back against the government’s justifications for his detention, and secured his release.

Client Challenge

  • Our client had been scrupulously compliant with all ICE requirements for over a year, attending every appointment and wearing his ankle monitor without fail.
  • He was detained not at his own ICE appointment, but when he accompanied his sick wife to hers acting as her caregiver in a moment of vulnerability.
  • The government attempted to justify his detention, requiring our team to actively contest those arguments in court.

Strategy

We filed an emergency habeas corpus petition and directly challenged each of the government’s arguments for continued detention. Our filing highlighted our client’s year-plus record of perfect compliance, his role as his wife’s caregiver, and the absence of any legal basis for holding him.

Outcome

Immediate Release — Government’s Detention Arguments Rejected

Case Study 10

Twenty-Year Resident and Father of U.S. Citizen Freed After ICE Arrest at Home Depot

Our client had lived in the United States for twenty years, paid his taxes every year, and was raising a nine-year-old U.S. citizen daughter. When ICE arrested him while he was gathering work supplies at a Home Depot, our New Jersey immigration attorneys acted swiftly and secured his release through a habeas corpus petition.

Client Challenge

  • Our client had resided in the United States for two decades as a hardworking, tax-paying member of his community.
  • His nine-year-old daughter a U.S. citizen depended on him for care and financial support.
  • He was arrested without warning while engaged in lawful work activity at a local Home Depot.

Strategy

We quickly assembled and filed a habeas corpus petition in federal court, emphasizing our client’s twenty-year residence, uninterrupted tax contributions, and the profound impact his continued detention would have on his U.S. citizen daughter.

Outcome

Released — Twenty-Year Resident Reunited with U.S. Citizen Daughter

Case Study 11

Sole Breadwinner Detained on Way Home from Work — Released After Habeas Filing in New Jersey

Our client came to the United States three years ago with his wife and children seeking safety, timely filed for asylum, paid his taxes, and supported his family as the sole breadwinner. When ICE pulled over his vehicle and detained him on his way home from work, our New Jersey immigration attorneys filed a habeas corpus petition and had him home within days.

Client Challenge

  • Our client had lived in the United States for three years, filing for asylum on time and supporting his family through consistent employment and tax payments.
  • He was stopped by ICE in a vehicle pullover while simply commuting home from work — with no criminal history and no prior immigration violations.
  • As the family’s only income earner, his detention immediately threatened to destabilize his wife and children.

Strategy

We filed an immediate habeas corpus petition in federal court, documenting our client’s compliance with immigration requirements, his role as the family’s sole financial provider, and the harm his continued detention would cause his wife and children. We made the case that there was no lawful basis for holding a compliant asylum seeker.

Outcome

Released Within Days — Family Reunited, Asylum Case Continues

Case Study 12

TPS Holder Released After ICE Detention Following Administration's Termination of Protections

Our client entered the United States four years ago, applied for asylum, obtained Temporary Protected Status (TPS), and followed the law. When the administration stripped his TPS protections, required him to report to ICE, and then detained him, our New Jersey immigration lawyers filed a habeas corpus petition and secured his release within days.

Client Challenge

  • Our client had done everything required of him filing for asylum, obtaining TPS, and fully complying with all legal obligations for four years.
  • A change in federal policy stripped away his TPS protections, creating a path to his detention despite his years of lawful presence.
  • He was required to report to ICE and was arrested upon complying punished for following the law.

Strategy

We filed a swift habeas corpus petition in federal court challenging the lawfulness of his detention, arguing that his arrest  triggered solely by an executive policy change and not by any wrongdoing on his part  lacked a valid legal basis. We also preserved arguments related to the pending asylum claim that survived the TPS termination.

Outcome

Released Within Days — TPS Holder Home, Asylum Case Preserved

Case Study 13

From Detention to Family Reunification: Securing Release for a Father of U.S. Citizen Children

We are proud to share the story of a devoted father whose detention threatened the stability of his entire family. This case highlights our firm’s strategic use of habeas corpus and bond advocacy to reunite families and protect vulnerable children.

Client Challenges

Our client, a father of three U.S. citizen children—including one with special needs—was detained while working and transferred between multiple facilities. His detention left his family without essential support and placed significant strain on his children, particularly the child requiring specialized care.

 

Strategy

Challenging Prolonged Detention Through Federal Habeas

Our legal team acted quickly to file a habeas corpus petition in federal court to challenge his detention. We then aggressively pursued a bond hearing before the Immigration Judge, presenting compelling evidence of his strong family ties, caregiving responsibilities, and community presence.

Outcome

Secured Release: Bond Granted by Immigration Judge

We successfully obtained bond, and our client was released from detention. He is now back home with his family, providing critical support to his children while continuing his immigration case.

Case Study 14

Overcoming the Odds: Securing Release Despite a Juvenile Record

We are proud to highlight a case where past mistakes did not define our client’s future. This success demonstrates our firm’s ability to overcome complex background issues in immigration detention cases.

 

Client Challenges

Our client entered the United States as a child and is married to a U.S. citizen. He was detained while leaving work and transferred between two facilities, with the government relying on a prior juvenile arrest to justify continued detention.

Strategy

Reframing the Narrative: From Juvenile Record to Rehabilitation

We filed a habeas corpus petition and prepared a strong bond case emphasizing his rehabilitation, family ties, and lack of danger to the community. Our attorneys carefully addressed the juvenile history while focusing on his present circumstances and equities.

Outcome

Bond Victory: Reunited with His Wife

The Immigration Judge granted bond despite the prior record. Our client is now released and back home with his wife, continuing his immigration case outside of detention.

Case Study 15

Doing Everything Right: Still Detained, Then Successfully Released

This case underscores a critical reality: even individuals who follow every immigration rule can face detention. Our firm was able to secure swift relief and reunite a deserving family.

 

Client Challenges

Our client lawfully entered the United States using CBP One with her family, timely filed for asylum, maintained a clean record, and paid taxes. Despite this, she was detained on her way to work, leaving her husband and two children without her support.

Strategy

Highlighting Compliance and Community Ties

We moved quickly to secure a bond hearing and presented clear evidence of her lawful entry, compliance with asylum procedures, lack of criminal history, and strong family ties.

Outcome

Freedom Restored: Bond Granted

The Immigration Judge granted bond, and our client was released. She is now back home with her family and continuing her asylum case from a position of stability.

Case Study16

A Matter of Life and Death: Federal Court Secures Emergency Medical Release

We are honored to share a case where urgent legal action directly protected a client’s life. This result highlights the power of federal habeas litigation in extreme detention conditions.

Client Challenges

Our client suffered from severe kidney disease requiring dialysis three times per week. He was detained while leaving work, despite being the primary provider for a child with special needs. His continued detention posed a serious risk to his health.

Strategy

Emergency Federal Intervention Through Habeas Corpus

We filed a habeas corpus petition in federal court, emphasizing the urgent medical risks and due process concerns associated with his detention.

Outcome

Immediate Release Ordered by Federal Judge

The Federal Judge ordered his immediate release. Our client is now receiving necessary medical treatment and has returned home to support his family.

Case Study 17

Wrongful Detention Challenged: Immediate Release After Dismissed Charges

This case demonstrates our firm’s commitment to challenging unlawful detention and protecting our clients’ rights when the legal basis for custody no longer exists.

Client Challenges

Our client, who entered the United States as a child, was detained based on a criminal charge that was later dismissed. Despite the dismissal, she remained in immigration custody, separated from her long-term partner.

Strategy

Exposing the Legal Deficiency in Continued Detention

We filed a habeas corpus petition in federal court, arguing that her continued detention was unjustified given the dismissal of the underlying charge.

Outcome

Immediate Freedom: Federal Court Orders Release

The Federal Judge ordered her immediate release. She is now back home with her partner and continuing her immigration case outside of detention.

Case Study 18

From Persecution to Protection: Release Secured During Asylum Appeal

We are proud to advocate for vulnerable asylum seekers facing detention even while pursuing lawful appeals. This case reflects our firm’s commitment to protecting human rights and due process.

Client Challenges

Our client fled severe persecution based on his sexuality and suffered a brutal attack that resulted in significant vision loss in one eye. After his asylum claim was denied, he remained detained while his appeal was pending.

Strategy

Securing Release During the Appeals Process

We filed a habeas corpus petition challenging his continued detention and emphasized both humanitarian concerns and his legal right to pursue an appeal outside of custody.

Outcome

Freedom During Appeal: Immediate Release Granted

Our client was released from detention and is now in a safe environment where he can address his medical needs and continue pursuing his asylum appeal.

Case Study 19

Home for the Holidays: New Jersey Immigration Attorney Secures Release After Habeas Corpus Win

Is your loved one currently facing prolonged immigration detention in New Jersey or elsewhere? Time is always of the essence in these complex cases involving Habeas Corpus and immigration bond hearings. Contact our experienced immigration law firm today to discuss your options and how we can fight to bring your family home.

Client Challenges

Our client, a beloved husband and father, faced a difficult and protracted immigration detention period beginning in early October. The emotional strain of detention and the prospect of missing the holidays with his family weighed heavily on everyone.

  • Client detained for over 8 months without bond hearing
  • Previous attorney failed to file timely appeals

Strategy

Our strategy for securing immigration bond involved a sophisticated two-pronged approach, spanning two states and two distinct legal challenges:

  • Habeas Corpus Petition Won in New Jersey Federal Court: the urgency, our NJ immigration attorneys aggressively challenged the legality of our client’s continued detention by filing a Habeas Corpus Petition in the U.S. District Court in New Jersey. We successfully argued that the detention was unwarranted, leading to a crucial victory that mandated a review of his case. This Federal Court win was the first critical step toward detention release.
  • Immigration Bond Hearing Victory (Otay Mesa, CA): Following the Habeas success, the final hurdle was the immigration bond hearing. Despite the challenging venue of the Otay Mesa Immigration Court, our team presented a compelling and meticulous case to the Immigration Judge. Today, December 5, 2025, we received the incredible news: the Judge granted our client bond! This result ensures our client will not spend the holidays in Otay Mesa detention.

Outcome

A Timely Reunion: Bringing Detained Loved Ones Home for the Holidays

With the bond posted, our client will finally be headed home. After months of being unjustly separated, he will be reunited with his family just in time for them to share the joy of the holiday season.
This outcome is a powerful reminder of the impact of timely, aggressive, and skilled legal advocacy. If you need a New Jersey immigration lawyer experienced in federal litigation and detention bond cases, we are ready to fight for your family.
“Our firm believes that everyone deserves the right to be with their family, especially during the holidays. We are incredibly proud of this result and look forward to celebrating this success alongside our client and his family.” – Lloyd E. Bennett, Esq.

Case Study 20

Detention to Dedication: How Our Firm Secured Release and the Path to U.S. Status

We are immensely proud to share the story of a recent client, a talented international student whose promising future was abruptly halted by detention. This success highlights our firm’s compassionate and creative approach to complex immigration detention and adjustment of status cases.

Client Challenges

Our client originally came to the U.S. to pursue his education at a local university. Unexpectedly, he faced detention, interrupting his studies and placing immense stress on his relationship with his U.S. citizen fiancée. While his future seemed uncertain behind bars, our immigration attorneys immediately sprang into action.

Strategy

Uniting Two Lives: A Detention Center Marriage

Recognizing the crucial legal and emotional significance of their union, our team worked swiftly and diligently to overcome significant bureaucratic hurdles. We successfully arranged for the couple to be legally married inside the detention facility. This unique and challenging step was pivotal:

  • It solidified their legal status as spouses.
  • It immediately opened the door to immigrant visa options based on marriage to a U.S. Citizen.

Outcome

Secured Release: Winning the Immigration Bond Hearing

With the marriage complete, the focus shifted to securing his freedom. Our lawyers presented a powerful case at the immigration bond hearing, leveraging the new spousal relationship and demonstrating our client’s strong ties and lack of flight risk. We are thrilled to announce that we won the bond hearing!
Our client is now officially released from detention.

  • On the Path to Legal Status: Upon his release, we immediately began the final step in their journey: filing the necessary applications for Adjustment of Status (Green Card) based on his marriage to a U.S. citizen. His detention is over, and he is now on the definitive path to permanent residency and building a life with his wife.
    “This case demonstrates that even in the most challenging detention settings, committed legal representation can secure freedom and achieve long-term immigration goals. We specialize in turning difficult situations into decisive victories.” – Lloyd E. Bennett, Esq.
Case Study 21

Reunited: Winning Bond for a Longtime Resident and Father

Is your loved one in detention and eligible to marry a U.S. Citizen? Navigating detention marriage and complex adjustment of status cases requires experienced legal counsel. Don’t let detention stop your family’s future.

Client Challenges

Secured Release: Winning the Immigration Bond Hearing

Our client immigrated to the United States as a young man, established deep community roots, and has resided here for over a decade. He is the loving husband to his wife and father to two young U.S. citizen children, all of whom depend on him. His sudden detention caused immense emotional and financial hardship for his family.

Strategy

Focused Advocacy: Securing Immigration Bond

When a longtime resident with strong family ties faces detention, the primary goal is rapid reunification. Our immigration lawyers focused intensely on the upcoming immigration bond hearing.
We meticulously compiled evidence demonstrating:

  • Strong Community Ties: Proof of his decade-long residency and stable employment.
  • Family Dependency: Documentation highlighting the critical financial and emotional support he provides to his U.S. citizen wife and children.
  • Excellent Character: Evidence proving he poses no risk to the community or risk of flight.

Our persuasive presentation at the hearing successfully convinced the Immigration Judge. We are thrilled to confirm that the Judge granted the bond, recognizing his integral role in his family and community!

Outcome

Out of Detention, Back Home

The bond was promptly posted, and our client is now out of detention and back where he belongs—with his wife and children.
This success ensures stability for his family and allows us to focus on the next phase of his case, pursuing a pathway to lawful status that acknowledges his long-standing presence in the U.S.
“Our priority is always family unity. For clients who have spent years building a life here, detention is a profound injustice. We are proud to have fought for this father’s release so he can continue supporting his family.” – Lloyd E. Bennett, Esq.

Case Study 22

Green Card Approved: Overcoming Fraud Allegations for Marital Adjustment of Status

We are thrilled to share the successful outcome of a challenging Adjustment of Status based on marriage case that highlights our firm’s expertise in navigating complex USCIS fraud allegations and obtaining favorable results.
Is your husband or father detained? If a loved one has lived in the U.S. for many years and has strong family ties, they may be an excellent candidate for Immigration Bond release.

Client Challenges

Initial Denial Threat: Facing USCIS Scrutiny

Our client, who has been residing in the United States for years, was petitioned by her loving United States citizen husband to adjust her status to that of a permanent resident (Green Card holder). During the initial interview with USCIS, the couple faced intense scrutiny, and the case was flagged with a Notice of Intent to Deny (NOID) based on perceived marital fraud.

Strategy

Expert Intervention: Two More Interviews, Two Victories

We immediately took control of the case, focusing on two critical objectives: robustly preparing the couple and strategically countering the government’s fraud suspicions.
We meticulously gathered exhaustive evidence proving the bona fides of their marriage. Our attorneys prepared the couple intensely and represented them at two subsequent, highly detailed USCIS interviews.
Our persistent advocacy and comprehensive presentation demonstrated beyond a doubt that the marriage was genuine. We successfully dismantled every suspicion raised by the agency.

Outcome

Final Approval: Green Card in Hand

After months of diligent work and successful representation at the final interview, we received the news we had fought for: The USCIS approved the client’s I-485 petition! She has officially received her Green Card and is now a lawful permanent resident of the United States.

This success is a powerful testament to the necessity of expert legal representation when dealing with USCIS fraud accusations. Do not face the government alone in these high-stakes situations.

“When the government alleges fraud, the consequences are enormous. Our job is to cut through the skepticism, present the truth with clarity and detail, and protect our clients’ future. We are incredibly happy to have achieved this life-changing outcome.” – Lloyd E. Bennett, Esq.

Case Study 23

Marriage, Spouses, Fiancés

Are you facing a Notice of Intent to Deny (NOID) or struggling with fraud allegations in your Green Card case? Our firm specializes in challenging and overturning adverse USCIS decisions, especially in complex Marriage-Based Green Card cases.

Client Challenges

Secured Release: Winning the Immigration Bond Hearing

Our client immigrated to the United States as a young man, established deep community roots, and has resided here for over a decade. He is the loving husband to his wife and father to two young U.S. citizen children, all of whom depend on him. His sudden detention caused immense emotional and financial hardship for his family.

Strategy

Focused Advocacy: Securing Immigration Bond

When a longtime resident with strong family ties faces detention, the primary goal is rapid reunification. Our immigration lawyers focused intensely on the upcoming immigration bond hearing.
We meticulously compiled evidence demonstrating:

  • Strong Community Ties: Proof of his decade-long residency and stable employment.
  • Family Dependency: Documentation highlighting the critical financial and emotional support he provides to his U.S. citizen wife and children.
  • Excellent Character: Evidence proving he poses no risk to the community or risk of flight.

Our persuasive presentation at the hearing successfully convinced the Immigration Judge. We are thrilled to confirm that the Judge granted the bond, recognizing his integral role in his family and community!

 

Outcome

Out of Detention, Back Home

The bond was promptly posted, and our client is now out of detention and back where he belongs—with his wife and children.
This success ensures stability for his family and allows us to focus on the next phase of his case, pursuing a pathway to lawful status that acknowledges his long-standing presence in the U.S.
“Our priority is always family unity. For clients who have spent years building a life here, detention is a profound injustice. We are proud to have fought for this father’s release so he can continue supporting his family.” – Lloyd E. Bennett, Esq.

Case Study 24

Detainment by Customs & Border Patrol (CBP)

Client Challenges

  • A client from the Dominican Republic was a lawful permanent resident charged with drug trafficking years ago and was a lawful permanent resident for over 15 years. Returning from a trip abroad, the client was stopped by immigration and charged as inadmissible.
  • A Cuban lawful permanent resident returning from a trip abroad was stopped at the border because of an old sex abuse charge. We argued he was eligible for 212(c) relief. The government opposed our application.

Strategy

  • We successfully argued he was eligible for 212(c) relief.
  • We filed a motion with the immigration court.

Outcome

  • Court agreed to arguments claim by us on clients being
    eligible for 212(c) relief.
  • Client was granted, and the 212(c) application is currently pending.
Case Study 25

Criminal Charges & Convictions

Client Challenges

  • A Cuban lawful permanent resident residing United States for over 20 years had an old drug trafficking conviction in addition to other minor arrests. He was charged by USCIS as deportable because of a controlled dangerous substance offense and placed into removal. His case was administratively closed years ago, and as a result he was fearful of renewing his residency.
  • We represented an individual charged with an old conviction for counterfeiting who was stopped at the airport after a brief trip abroad. The clients green card was taken and he was put into removal,

Strategy

  • We successfully reopened his case
  • The firm successfully applied for cancellation of removal as our client was a long time permanent resident and the crime was not an aggravated felony.

Outcome

  • Relief requested was granted by the immigration court.
  • The Immigration Judge agreed and granted our request for relief and his green card was returned. The client is now applying for naturalization.
Case Study 26

Cancellation of Removal

Client Challenges

  • We represented a lawful permanent resident from the Dominican Republic who was returning from a trip abroad. He had a prior conviction for aggravated assault and was charged by USCIS as inadmissible as an arriving alien for a crime of moral turpitude.
  • Our client, a long term green card holder, father of two US citizen children, whose wife was also a US citizen was granted cancellation of removal after a three year legal fight with ICE. He initially came into contact with ICE after he left the US on his honeymoon and reentered. He was stopped because he had several prior drug convections and placed into removal also known as deportation

Strategy

  • We argued our client was eligible for cancellation of removal.
  • We successfully presented his case to the Immigration Court in Newark NJ and convinced them the the drug convictions were not felonies according to the Federal Law.

Outcome

  • Immigration court judge agreed and granted relief.
  • After a long day of testimony he was granted cancellation of removal and is now eligible for Naturalization. Congrats!!
Casey Study 27

Winning an Immigration Habeas Corpus Case for a Long-Term Resident

Learn how our immigration attorneys used a federal habeas corpus petition to secure a bond and reunite a long-term resident with his U.S. citizen family.

Client Challenges:

When a long-term resident who entered the United States as a minor was detained during a routine vehicle stop on his way to work, he faced the sudden threat of being permanently separated from the only home he had ever known. Despite having no criminal history and a consistent record of paying taxes, the government held him for nearly two months without providing a hearing, eventually transferring him to the ERO East Montana Camp in Texas to further distance him from his support system.

Strategy

Recognizing the violation of his due process rights, our legal team formulated a strategy centered on filing a habeas corpus petition in Federal Court to challenge his prolonged detention without a hearing. Through persistent litigation, we successfully secured his release on bond despite the logistical hurdles of his out-of-state transfer.

Outcome

This hard-won victory allowed our client to return home and reunite with his United States citizen spouse, child, and stepchildren, ensuring that a family remained whole while he continues his legal journey.

Case Study 28

Securing Immigration Bond for a Father of Three Through Federal Litigation

Our law firm successfully brought a habeas corpus challenge to secure the release of a father of three held by immigration authorities without bail.

Client Challenge

For a father of three United States citizen children and a resident of the country since 1999, a simple commute to work turned into a month-long legal battle when he was detained by immigration authorities. The primary challenge in this case was the government’s aggressive attempt to hold him indefinitely without the possibility of bail, even though he had no criminal record and deep ties to his community.

Strategy

Our firm responded by bringing a habeas corpus challenge to the federal court, arguing that his detention was unjustified and contrary to legal standards. Our strategy proved successful, as we were able to secure his release on bond and bring him back to his wife and children.

Outcome

Today, he is back at home where he belongs, working alongside our team to fight for his ultimate goal of becoming a lawful permanent resident through established immigration channels.

Casey Study 29

Enforcing Federal Orders to Prevent Unlawful ICE Transfers

See how our legal team fought an unlawful ICE transfer to Texas, successfully returning a father to New Jersey and securing his release.

Client Challenge

The detention of a father of a two-year-old United States citizen during a traffic stop presented an urgent crisis, particularly when ICE attempted to move him away from his family and legal counsel in New Jersey.

Strategy

To prevent this, we immediately filed a habeas corpus petition and obtained a Federal Judge’s order specifically prohibiting his transfer out of the state. In a blatant disregard for this judicial mandate, ICE transferred our client to a detention facility in Texas, forcing us to pivot our strategy toward enforcing the court’s authority and protecting our client’s access to counsel.

Outcome

We successfully compelled the government to return him to New Jersey, where we then secured his full release before the New Year. This outcome not only vindicated the rule of law but also ensured that a young child was not forced to grow up without their father’s presence due to administrative overreach.

Case Study 30

From ICE Detention at a Green Card Interview to Lawful Permanent Residency

Our firm secured the release and green card for a husband and father detained by ICE during his USCIS residency interview.

Client Challenge

In one of the most heartbreaking scenarios a family can face, a law-abiding husband and father was detained by ICE during his actual green card interview at a USCIS office, leaving his wife waiting in the lobby while he was taken into custody. Despite having no criminal record and having filed all necessary paperwork for his residency, he was separated from his family and missed his child’s first Christmas and New Year.

Strategy

Our strategy focused on a dual-track approach: filing a habeas corpus petition in federal court to secure his release on bond and simultaneously pushing for the immediate scheduling of his final residency hearing. By demonstrating his eligibility and the injustice of his detention, we were able to secure his release and, shortly thereafter, successfully obtain his Lawful Permanent Residency.

Outcome

He is now a green card holder, providing his family with the permanent security and peace of mind they deserve.