Immigration Services And Support

Types of Cases We Handle

• DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals)

  Established in 2012, DACA is a U.S. immigration policy that allows certain individuals to request protection from deportation and obtain employment authorization. Eligible individuals may apply for deferred action and work authorization in two‑year renewable increments, provided they continue to meet program requirements.  Currently, the Department of Homeland Security is not accepting or processing initial DACA applications, but it continues to process DACA renewal requests.

• Humanitarian Parole

  Humanitarian parole allows individuals to request temporary entry to, return to, or permission to remain in the United States due to urgent humanitarian reasons or for a significant public benefit. This discretionary relief is granted on a case‑by‑case basis and does not confer permanent immigration status. Examples of situations that may qualify for humanitarian parole include the need to receive urgent medical treatment in the U.S., serving as an organ donor for someone in the country, emergency family reunification, or fleeing conditions such as armed conflict or other humanitarian crises in one’s home country.

• Victims of Trafficking (T Visa)

  Individuals who have been victims of sex or labor trafficking in the United States may be eligible for immigration relief through a T Visa. T Visas are available to survivors of severe forms of human trafficking involving force, fraud, or coercion, including sex trafficking of minors and situations involving forced labor, debt bondage, or involuntary servitude. Eligible survivors may obtain lawful immigration status and employment authorization, and T Visa recipients may also have a pathway to permanent residency.

• Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)

  Individuals protected under VAWA may be eligible to file an immigrant visa petition if they are an abused spouse, child, or parent of a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident. VAWA petitions are available to all genders and allow eligible survivors to self‑petition for immigration status without relying on an abusive family member. With approval, qualifying spouses, parents, and children under 21 may be eligible to adjust status to lawful permanent residence.

• Victims of Crimes (U Visa)

  Victims of certain qualifying crimes who have suffered mental or physical abuse and have assisted U.S. law enforcement or government officials may be eligible for a U visa. The U visa provides temporary lawful status and work authorization in the United States and may lead to lawful permanent residence. Eligible family members, including spouses, children, and in some cases parents, may also receive derivative U visas. Because federal law limits U visas to 10,000 per year, there is a significant backlog; however, new applicants may be placed on a waiting list and can qualify for temporary status and work authorization while their petitions are pending.

• Asylum Applicants

  Individuals who flee their home country due to past persecution or a well‑founded fear of future persecution may be eligible for asylum in the United States. To qualify, the persecution must be based on race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group. In most cases, an asylum application must be filed within one year of the individual’s most recent arrival in the U.S., though limited exceptions may apply.

• Family Reunification

  An I‑130, Petition for Alien Relative, is filed by a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident to establish a qualifying family relationship with a foreign national relative, such as a spouse, child, parent, or certain siblings. Approval confirms the relationship and is the first step toward the relative applying for permanent residence.

• Citizenship/Naturalization

  This is the legal process by which an eligible non‑U.S. citizen becomes a United States citizen after meeting residency, eligibility, and other requirements.