What We Handle:

1. Affirmative Asylum:
   
   • Preparing and filing Form I-589 and for a work card based on the I-589 if eligible..
   • Developing sworn declarations, country-conditions research, and evidence for the USCIS Asylum Office interview.
     
     
2. Defensive Asylum in Immigration Court:
   
   • Full trial preparation for individual merits hearings — witness preparation, exhibit assembly, and readiness for cross-examination by ICE counsel.
   • Coordinated strategy when asylum is raised alongside other defenses in removal proceedings.
     
     
3. Withholding of Removal and CAT Protection:
   
   • Alternate protections for clients barred from asylum or outside the one-year window.
   • Evidentiary records tailored to the higher “more likely than not” standard.
     
     
4. Criminal Immigration Analysis and Review
5. Working with Criminal Defense Attorneys to Advise on Immigration consequences
6. Motions and Appeals
   
   • Motions to reopen for changed country conditions or ineffective assistance of counsel.
   • Appeals to the Board of Immigration Appeals and petitions for review at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals or other applicable Circuit Court of Appeals.
     
     

What This Looks Like in Practice:

• A detailed intake that maps possible forms of relief.
• Trauma-informed preparation for declarations and testimony.
• Assembly of country-conditions evidence — State Department reports, NGO reporting, news coverage, and declarations where appropriate.
  
  

Asylum and humanitarian cases turn on credibility and corroboration. We give both the time they require. For VAWA self-petitions, U, S, and T visas, and other relief built for survivors of abuse, trafficking, or qualifying crimes, see our Crime Victims’ Visas page.