Our client previously received her green card more than two decades after her immigration journey began! We will refer to our client as “Maria” to protect her privacy.
Maria entered the U.S. in the 1990s and was advised to file an application for asylum based on her fear of returning to her native country. Her application was unfortunately denied and that was when the U.S. government began the process of deporting her. Maria retained an attorney to represent her in immigration court, but unfortunately, the attorney did more harm than anything else. The attorney inexplicably told the immigration judge that Maria did not want to pursue her application for asylum and that she was willing to return home.
Maria was confused by the entire process. But one thing she was clear about was her desire to remain in the United States. She therefore decided that she was not going to leave. She started on a years-long journey of meeting with multiple immigration attorneys to see if there was any hope of her ever being granted permanent resident status (green card). Sadly, none of Maria’s efforts were successful . . . until she met with attorneys from Reeves Immigration Law Group (RILG).
RILG advised Maria that it might be possible to obtain her green card though an Immigrant Visa Petition from her U.S. citizen spouse. However, the process would not be that simple. Because in addition to the petition, Maria would also need to reopen her old deportation court case. Prior attorneys had already tried and failed to reopen Maria’s court. Nevertheless, RILG was convinced that we would be able to present sufficient legal and factual arguments that would lead to the case being reopened. And that is exactly what happened.
Maria’s court case was reopened and terminated. This allowed Maria to apply for her green card on the basis of her husband’s petition mentioned above. It was not easy, and certainly not fast, but after decades of trying, Maria was finally granted her green card!
