SUCCESS STORIES
Below, we link to a number of immigration success stories which we hope will be instructive to would-be immigrants and their attorneys.
Over the past 30 years, we have achieved some remarkable victories for our clients, some of which have appeared in major media outlets including the Los Angeles Times, the Wall Street Journal and the Associated Press. Other victories, just as sweet, we have kept private. We hope that the following success stories will be both instructive and inspiring to our readers.
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Success Stories is divided into the following subtopics:
Carl has been featured in SuperLawyers Magazine, the ABA Journal, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times and many other media outlets.
Immigration law is a team sport. Carl serves as Of Counsel to Immigration Lawyer Jennifer Rozdzielski who specializes in Family-Based Immigration, Removal Defense and Federal Litigation and Immigration Lawyer Cheryl Gertler who specializes in Employment-Based Immigration.
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Temporary Visas Success Stories
- Overcoming a Prior Deportation Order
- Obtaining a U Visa for a Crime Victim
- From Humanitarian Parolee to Permanent Resident
- O-1 Visa for an Architect of Extraordinary Ability
- Obtaining an E-2 Treaty Investor’s Visa
- Finding Another Way to Work in the U.S. Following an L-1 Denial
- Is It Unauthorized Employment to Run a Business?
- Proving Specialized Knowledge for an L-1B
- Getting an H-1B Approved for a Remote Worker
- Avoiding the H-1B Cap with a Little Help from the USCIS
- H-3 Trainee Visas and Special Education
- Winning an Appeal Before the AAO
Green Card Success Stories
- Turning Around a Green Card Denial (Part 1)
- Turning Around a Green Card Denial (Part 2)
- A EB-1 for an Extraordinary Post-Doc
- Retaining a Priority Date with a Successor-In-Interest Employer
- Options for an Extraordinary Employee
- A Long & Winding Road to a PERM Approval
- Obtaining An O-1 Visa & Permanent Residence for a Film Director
- Overcoming an Adjustment of Status Denial
- From Humanitarian Parolee to Permanent Resident
- Obtaining Permanent Residence Through Hardship
- Overcoming the Complications of Being “Waved in”
- Getting a Green Card in Juarez (The Hard Way)
- Permanent Residence Granted to Abandoned Spouse
- Getting a Green Card Through Registry
- One Immigrant’s 20 Year Journey to a Green Card
- Green Card for a Person of Extraordinary Ability
- My First Argument Before the 9th Circuit
- Erroneous I-140 Denial is Overturned
- Green Cards through Humanitarian Reinstatement
- 245(i) – Turning Denials into Approvals
- Establishing That a Job Offer is Permanent
- The Best Laid Plans Often Go Astray
- Immigrants Who Became Permanent Residents on July 1st
- Fixing a Poorly-Handled Immigration Case (for an Accountant)
- Rules of Engagement: Obtaining a Green Card for a Fiance (the Hard Way)
- Saving a Scientist’s NIW from Revocation
- Upgrading Your Applications at DOL & CIS
- Overcoming Backlog Elimination “Centeritis”
- Brazilians Ride Skateboards to Wealth and Fame
- Demonstrating Extraordinary Ability
- Researcher and Systems Engineer: “What a Difference a Day Made”
- Professional Athlete – “Curveball: The Immigration Officer Who Knew Too Much”
- Employment-Based Immigration: Cancer Research Center
- Engineers and Nurses
- President Clinton Signs Private Bill on Behalf of Our Client Guy Taylor
- Artist Wins Right to Stay in U.S.
US Citizenship Success Stories
- Deportation? No. Citizenship? Yes!
- Fabio Becomes an American Citizen
- From Deportation Proceedings to Citizenship
- Receiving a U.S. Passport through an Absent Father
- Helping A Client Become an American Citizen
- Acquiring Citizenship Through Your Ancestors
- Citizenship Through Parents
Asylum Success Stories
- Lawsuit Forces USCIS to Schedule Interview
- Iranian Woman Who Converted to Christianity
- Winning Your Case in Immigration Court
Deportation Defense Success Stories
- Deportation – Green Card Holder Fights Back and Wins!
- Deportation? No. US Citizenship? Yes!
- Saving a Client from Deportation (Part II)
- Saving a Client from Deportation (Part I)
- Is It Unauthorized Employment to Run a Business?
- Overcoming the Complications of Being “Waved in”
- Using LPR Cancellation of Removal to Avoid Deportation
- Saving a Divorcee from Deportation
- Immigrant Family’s Kafkaesque Ordeal
- Bringing a Deported Spouse Back to the U.S.
- From Deportation Proceedings to U.S. Citizenship
- Saving a Science Superstar from Deportation
- How to Get a Client Out of Immigration Jail
- Helping Unaccompanied Immigrant Children
- Cabrera Family Wins Right to Remain in U.S.
- Relief from Removal – “A Tale of Two Cities”
- Returning to the U.S. After Deportation
- Deportation: Winning Your Case in Immigration Court
- Illegal Marine Gains Green Card
- Honor Student Beats Deportation
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