LPR Cancellation victory today in removal proceedings

We had filed an EOIR-42B with the Immigration Court on behalf of the client, and after we presented the case to the Immigration Judge (IJ) today, the IJ granted client Cancellation of Removal. Client can keep his green card and remain in the USA with his family. Client had come to me in the Spring of 2012 because he needed to renew his green card. He told me about a recent arrest for unlawful possession of a firearm. That was his only criminal history, and I advised him of the risk of filing the I-90. We filed the I-90, and several months later, ICE showed up at client’s home and detained him. He was not eligible for release on bond due to the nature of the conviction. We asked the DHS attorney for “administrative closure,” but he refused even though he knew we would win the case. We submitted plenty of evidence in support of the application, and today we were able to demonstrate to the IJ that client deserves a second chance. In five years, client will be able to apply for naturalization without fear of that conviction haunting him. If you need advice about the risk a conviction poses to renewing a green card, contact me at samasbury@comcast.net.