We help organize your case. We are not your lawyers.

Protection if you fear persecution for race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or social group. CAT covers torture risk.

How it is used in your favor: Fear alone is not enough: personal declaration + country-conditions proof + consistency with your A-file. FOIA the file before a hearing.

If it does not apply: If there is no credible fear, or a prior frivolous asylum finding, we say it is not viable. Lying on an I-589 destroys the case.

A U.S. citizen or LPR spouse, parent, or child may petition. Some adjust in the U.S. (I-485); others use consular processing.

How it is used in your favor: Check 245(i) grandfathering, parole, or prior inspection. Entry without inspection usually blocks adjustment unless a real exception applies.

If it does not apply: Without a qualifying relative, or with serious inadmissibility and no waiver, there is no shortcut. We say so.

If your country is designated and you arrived before the cutoff date, you may seek TPS and an EAD. Designations change.

How it is used in your favor: Late filing can sometimes be saved with documented good cause. Keep continuous-presence proof (rent, school, church).

If it does not apply: If your country is not designated or you arrived after the cutoff, TPS does not apply. We do not invent it.

Work authorization and deferred action for childhood arrivals who meet age, arrival, and criminal-history rules.

How it is used in your favor: In 2026 first-time filings remain restricted in many scenarios; renewals are the more realistic path. An attorney confirms current status.

If it does not apply: If you do not qualify (age, date, felony), DACA is not magic. We will say so.

Victims of qualifying crime, trafficking, domestic violence, or abused/abandoned children may have humanitarian paths.

How it is used in your favor: The law-enforcement certification (U) and timing matter. Do not wait to 'be ready': document harm now.

If it does not apply: Without a qualifying crime, trafficking, or abuse, these visas are not manufactured.

10 years' presence, good moral character, and exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to a USC/LPR relative.

How it is used in your favor: The hardship standard is extremely high. Build it with children's schooling, health, home-country conditions — not 'it would be sad'.

If it does not apply: Without 10 years or a qualifying relative, we do not promise cancellation.

If there is a Notice to Appear: do not miss the hearing. Bond, motion to reopen, stay of removal, or ICE discretion may apply.

How it is used in your favor: An in-absentia order is the worst case. Confirm your address with EOIR. File FOIA. A defense attorney is the priority, not an extra.

If it does not apply: If a final order exists and no timely motion remains, we say what is left (stay, PD) and what is not.

Ask USCIS/ICE/EOIR for copies of your history. Almost every serious case is stronger with the A-file in hand.

How it is used in your favor: Attorneys FOIA BEFORE a hearing so testimony does not clash with stamps, I-94, or old interviews. It also reveals the NTA, charges, and entry dates.

If it does not apply: FOIA does not grant status. It is an evidence tool, not a permit.

If there is unlawful presence, fraud, or certain crimes, a waiver may exist tied to a USC/LPR relative and extreme hardship.

How it is used in your favor: I-601A (provisional) is used with consular processing so the family is not left in limbo. The hardship package is medical, school, and country-based — not just emotional letters.

If it does not apply: Without a qualifying relative, or with unwaivable bars, there is no magic waiver. We say so.

Even without a green card, ICE or the court may sometimes pause, deprioritize, or not execute an order (serious illness, USC child, witness, equities).

How it is used in your favor: It is not a right: it is a documented request. An I-246 stay or case review does not replace asylum or 42B. It buys time while real relief is built.

If it does not apply: If ICE already executed or there are no equities, we do not promise that 'they will not come for you'.

The law does not force a single door. Asylum + TPS + work permit, or VAWA + adjustment, or U + cancellation, if the facts fit.

How it is used in your favor: The twist many attorneys use: do not bet everything on one form. Each path has different clocks; the shared file (presence, family, harm) serves all of them.

If it does not apply: Frivolous forms are not stacked. If the facts are not there, we do not file.

Deadlines first, theory later

EOIR hearing, asylum 1-year clock, 90 days to reopen, TPS, EAD. A paper calendar saves more cases than an elegant argument.

The same story on every paper

I-589, interviews, I-130, and affidavits must match. FOIA reveals contradictions before the judge sees them.

Address with EOIR and USCIS, always

Change of address (EOIR-33 / AR-11). In-absentia orders almost always start with a badly notified mailbox.

Ask time for counsel; do not fight blind

In court, a continuance to find counsel is smarter than testifying with no file. Do not sign voluntary departure without understanding the reentry bar.

If it does not qualify, do not invent it

Frivolous asylum, sham marriage, or fake documents close EVERY door. We would rather say 'there is no path today' and organize papers for when there is one.