I had a great experience yesterday with a trial attorney out of Cleveland. I represented a person with a final order of removal. We found an issue in the underlying hearing and filed a petition for review with the Sixth Circuit, then moved to remand the case to address the issue. DHS agreed and the case was moved back to the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA).
At some point the BIA remanded the matter back to the immigration court. However neither myself nor my client received notice of the master calendar hearing. The TA (who shall remain nameless) properly exercised her discretion and did not ask the judge for an in absentia order which was certainly within her perview. Understanding that there was a diligent attorney representing this person and that there was probably an issue with notice, instead she asked for a reset of the hearing. The discretion and good will didn't stop there. We actually had a conversation about it. If all DHS-ICE TA's could use this level of thinking when issues arise, there would be more efficiency in the courtroom and less issues needing to be litigated. Hats off!
Again, stressing the importance of always hiring a lawyer for whatever your issue may be- Business Immigration Issues, Work Visas, etc.
Posted by: businessimmigrationissues.com | 06/02/2011 at 10:32 PM
This is a perfect example of what hiring a professional can do for someone's immigration case. Your representation of this person seeking citizenship allowed for them to remain here until everything gets worked out. Without you involved, this would have escalated into a much larger issue.
Posted by: immigrationissues.com | 06/05/2011 at 11:09 AM