Immigration Law
Representation in removal defense, detention, asylum, immigration benefits, and complex matters involving criminal or national security concerns.
Key immigration services
Removal defense and court hearings — Challenge charges of deportability, prepare testimony and evidence, and seek asylum, cancellation, adjustment, or waivers.
Immigration detention and federal habeas — Bond, custody review, prolonged detention litigation, and challenges involving ICE detention facilities.
Criminal convictions and immigration — CIMTs, aggravated felonies, drugs, firearms, post-conviction remedies, and immigration consequences of pleas.
Immigration appeals and motions — BIA appeals, motions to reopen, motions to reconsider, in absentia orders, and circuit petitions for review.
Explore immigration services
The firm handles complex immigration applications, removal proceedings, appeals, investigations, and federal court litigation. Select a topic for more information.
VAWA relief for survivors of domestic violence
Certain abused spouses, children, and parents of U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents may self-petition for immigration protection without the abuser’s participation. VAWA also has distinct protections for some people in removal proceedings. Read about VAWA eligibility and self-petitions →
Crimes and Immigration Consequences
A principal focus of the practice: analysis of criminal convictions and allegations, inadmissibility and deportability, relief eligibility, plea advice, and post-conviction strategies.
Criminal history can affect adjustment of status, green cards, naturalization and deportation defense. Explore the specific grounds, how convictions are classified, and possible defenses.
Criminal Convictions & Immigration Consequences
Crimes Involving Moral Turpitude (CIMTs)
Aggravated Felonies in Immigration Law
Drug Crimes and Immigration Consequences
Domestic Violence, Child Abuse, and Immigration
Firearms Offenses and Immigration
Other Criminal Grounds of Inadmissibility
Criminal Inadmissibility Waivers and Post-Conviction Options
Removal Defense
Immigration Detention & Habeas
Asylum, Refugee & Protection Cases
Protection claims, related litigation, and permanent residence applications for eligible refugees and asylees.
Cancellation of Removal
Representation for permanent residents and nonpermanent residents seeking cancellation in immigration court.
Immigration Appeals & Motions
Appeals, motions to reopen or reconsider, petitions for review, and federal challenges to immigration decisions.
SIJ Classification & Adjustment
Coordinated Family Court and immigration representation for eligible young people seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile classification and permanent residence.
Adjustment of Status
Applications for permanent residence from within the United States, including family, employment, humanitarian and SIJ-based cases.
Family-Based Immigration
Petitions and residence applications for spouses, children, parents, and other eligible relatives.
U Visas & T Visas
Humanitarian immigration options for certain victims of qualifying crimes or severe forms of trafficking.
Immigration Waivers & Inadmissibility
Analysis and preparation of waivers for qualifying inadmissibility and removability grounds.
Returning After Deportation
Legal assessment of removal orders, reentry bars, permission to reapply, and possible lawful routes to return.
Employment & Business Immigration
Temporary work visas, extraordinary-ability petitions, employment-based permanent residence, and business immigration strategy.
Naturalization & Citizenship
Citizenship applications, complex eligibility questions, denials, and federal court review.
Our approach
Interpreters, psychological evaluations, forensic investigation, and individualized preparation
Additional complex immigration matters
- TRIG, National Security & Immigration
- Asylum Termination & Challenges to Protection
- Challenges to Lawful Permanent Resident Status
- CAT Protection, Revocation & Third-Country Removal
- Prolonged Immigration Detention & Habeas Corpus
- Cross-Border Immigration & Transnational Matters
- Complex Immigration Litigation & Agency Challenges
Complex family petitions and fraud findings
Adam Walsh Act, marriage-fraud findings, and USCIS or federal challenges
New York, Hudson Valley & detention-facility representation
For location-specific information, see our Hudson Valley immigration services. detention facility guides. areas served.
Immigration habeas: practical guides
- Immigration Habeas Corpus Attorney in New York and New Jersey
- ICE Detention: Why Filing Habeas Before a Transfer Matters
- Can a Federal Judge Stop ICE From Transferring a Detainee?
- Worried About Detention at an ICE Check-In? How to Prepare
- Can You File Habeas Corpus Immediately After an ICE Arrest?
- ICE Detention in New Jersey: Habeas Corpus, Bond and Federal Court