Avoiding Deportation in New York City

Options for Staying in United States

Immigration law offers a few ways that you may be able to stay in the United States, even after you’ve received notice of removal back to your country of origin.

The ability for you to leverage these methods in order to stay here often relies on the ability of your attorney to make your case based on grounds that might not make sense to you.

Unfortunately, immigration law is often illogical, but, at Bretz & Coven, we know the ins and outs of this complicated practice area.

When you need a strong deportation lawyer in New York City, New Jersey, Connecticut, and throughout the United States our office is the place that can help you take advantage of what opportunity is available to stay here.

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Waivers: You may be eligible for a waiver of deportation. Often, but not always, waivers require that you can establish hardship or extreme and unusual hardship to you or your family if you were to be deported. Sometimes, the length of your stay in the U.S. makes a difference, too. There are numerous waivers in U.S. immigration law, some depend on your status or the status of your family, how long you have lived here, the nature of the immigration violation or criminal history and how and when you entered the United States.

Adjustment of Status: Sometimes, deportation in New York City can be defended by petitioning for adjustment of status based on the relationship to a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident (green card), labor certification and sponsorship from an employer, if you are declared a special immigration as an abused spouse, religious worker, or juvenile in foster care.

Cancellation of Removal: there are two types.

1. 1. If you have resided in the US for more then 10 years, can demonstrate you are a person of good moral character and that if deported, it would result in extreme and unusual hardship to either a spouse, parent or child who is either a lawful permanent resident (green card) and a United States citizen. You may be granted a green card at the discretion of an immigration judge. This is called Non-LPR Cancellation of Removal.
2. 2. If you a lawful permanent resident facing deportation and removal for any reason including many criminal convictions (drugs, guns, assault, theft, fraud, crimes involving moral turpitude) or immigration violations such as fraud, and have resided continuously in the U.S. for 7 years after being inspected and admitted in any status, have a green card for 5 years, and have not been convicted of an aggravated felony, this may be granted as a matter of discretion. This is called Non-LPR Cancellation of Removal.

Asylum: If you have a well-founded fear of persecution or can demonstrate past persecution on account of certain enumerated grounds such as political opinion, race, ethnicity, religion and membership in a social group, you may be allowed to stay under asylum or refugee law. Political Asylum and refugee law is constantly changing. There are always new trends and federal case law that make this area always evolving. For example, a growing trend in asylum law is claiming that abused spouses and sexual orientation may qualify as membership in a particular social group.

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