Success Stories

Dyson Law, P.C. offers the highest level of representation to its clients. Below are examples of recent successes which Dyson Law has achieved on behalf of its clients.

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Immigration Detainees

• A Colombian citizen was taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement after being released on bail from a recent arrest for drug trafficking. The client had no prior criminal convictions, and only one prior arrest for driving with a suspended license. Despite the very serious nature of the pending criminal proceedings, Dyson Law was able to successfully advocate that the client was not a flight risk and not a danger to the community. The Immigration Judge set the client's bond at $4,000 to secure his release from custody pending the outcome of his removal case.
• A Haitian citizen was taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement after he was released from state custody on a criminal charge. After gathering all of the client's criminal records, Dyson Law determined that Immigration and Customs Enforcement had improperly detained the client for over 3 weeks - the client had a green card and was not deportable. Dyson Law successfully advocated for the client's release, after which the client was happily reunited with his family.
• A Mexican citizen was taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement after police stopped and inspected his company vehicle and found that he was present in the United States illegally. Dyson Law successfully argued in support of his release on bond from immigration custody pending the outcome of his immigration hearing.
• A Guatemalan asylum seeker was taken into custody when she presented false immigration documents upon her arrival into the United States. Dyson Law represented the client for her credible fear interview. Based on the successful results of the interview, the client was released from immigration detention and was reunited with her family.

Aliens in Removal (Deportation) Proceedings

• A Venezuelan citizen retained Dyson Law for representation in removal proceedings after his adjustment (green card) application was denied by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services alleged that the client was ineligible for a green card because he failed to prove that he had a good faith marriage. Subsequently, the client divorced his wife and married someone else, who also happened to be a U.S. citizen. Dyson Law successfully petitioned the court to close the client's removal proceedings so that the client could receive his green card from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services eventually approved the case, after Dyson Law successfully argued that the prior marriage was not fraudulent, and that the client's criminal arrests did not bar him from receiving a green card.
• A Haitian citizen retained Dyson Law after she was apprehended by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The client had filed for a green card and attended an adjustment (green card) interview without an attorney. At that time of her interview, she was not allowed to complete the interview because she had an outstanding order of deportation. After the client retained Dyson Law, Dyson Law determined that it would be very difficult, if not impossible to reopen the client's deportation case because two prior attorneys had tried but failed, and because the client had overstayed a period of voluntary departure (meaning that the client was barred for 10 years from adjusting status in the United States). While Dyson Law was working on the case, the client's U.S. citizen husband passed away from laryngeal cancer, further complicating the case. Eventually, after much hard work and legal analysis, Dyson Law found a loophole in the written voluntary departure order which allowed the firm to successfully petition the Immigration Judge to reopen the client's case. Once the Immigration Judge reopened the client's case, Dyson Law successfully represented the client for her green card application, which was processed because the client qualified as a widower of a U.S. citizen.
• A Chinese client retained Dyson Law for representation in removal proceedings after the Asylum Office referred his asylum application to the Immigration Court for review. After consulting with the client, Dyson Law determined that the best strategy for the case would be to apply for cancellation of removal for non-permanent residents, with the asylum case as a backup form of relief from removal. Dyson Law was able to put together a successful case for cancellation of removal; the Firm demonstrated that the client's U.S. citizen children would suffer "exceptional and extremely unusual hardship" if the client were removed to China. Because this standard of hardship is so high, we were particularly pleased when the Immigration Judge approved the case.
• An Indonesian citizen came to Dyson Law for assistance after being placed in removal proceedings. With the assistance of Dyson Law, he filed an application for asylum. While his case was pending at the Immigration Court, he fell in love with a U.S. citizen and married her. Due to Dyson Law's successful advocacy, the Immigration Judge terminated the client's removal proceedings so that he could receive his green card before the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Ultimately, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services approved the case.
• A Liberian citizen applied for a green card through his U.S. citizen wife after living in the United States for many years. Because the client had criminal convictions which made him "inadmissible" to the United States, the only way he could qualify for a green card was if he submitted a "212(h) waiver" demonstrating extreme hardship to his U.S. citizen wife and children if he were deported. Due to Dyson Law's thorough preparation of the case, the Judge found that the client had met the standard for the approval of a 212(h) waiver, and approved the client's application for adjustment of status.
• A Bulgarian citizen applied for asylum in the United States, claiming that he had suffered past persecution in Bulgaria on account of his Roma ethnicity. An Asylum Officer referred his case to the Immigration Judge, at which time the client retained Dyson Law for assistance with his case. One of the central issues in the case was whether the client was in fact a Roma. Through the use of expert testimony and other supporting documentary evidence, Dyson Law successfully convinced the Immigration Judge that the client was indeed a Roma. Based on this finding, and his finding that the client had suffered past persecution and could show a well-founded fear of persecution if he returned to Bulgaria, the Immigration Judge approved the case.
• An 18-year old citizen of Trinidad and Tobago and her U.S. citizen mother came to Dyson Law for assistance after discovering a removal order for failing to appear at an Immigration Court hearing. Dyson Law convinced the Department of Homeland Security to submit a joint motion to reopen the removal proceedings to the Immigration Judge, which he granted. After the Immigration Judge reopened the case, the client received her green card through her U.S. citizen mother.
• A Somali asylum seeker sought the assistance of Dyson Law when her asylum case was referred to an Immigration Judge for removal proceedings. In removal proceedings, the client claimed that she had suffered past persecution in Somalia, through being raped and tortured on account of her tribal membership. Because the client was experiencing severe memory loss concerning the events which she had suffered in Somalia, Dyson Law arranged for a psychological evaluation, as a result of which the client was diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Ongoing Stress Disorder. Dyson Law used this evidence to show the reason for the client's failure to file for asylum within one year of her entry to the United States, and to support the overall credibility of her claim. Due to Dyson Law's persistence with the case, the Immigration Judge granted asylum to the client.
• A Guatemalan citizen was placed in removal proceedings after his asylum application was referred to an Immigration Judge for review. At the same time, this client's application for adjustment of status, based on a marriage to a U.S. citizen, was pending before the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services could not approve the adjustment application due to the pending removal proceedings. Dyson Law contacted the Trial Attorney Unit of the Department of Homeland Security, which agreed to join in a motion to terminate the removal proceedings before the Immigration Court. Subsequently, the Immigration Court granted our motion to terminate the removal proceedings. Due to Dyson Law's success in having the removal proceedings terminated, the client is now able to receive his green card before the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
• A Guatemalan citizen sought asylum before the Immigration Judge, asserting that she had been raped, physically assaulted, and received death threats at the hands of her father. Given that domestic violence and gender-based claims are an evolving area of immigration law, Dyson Law’s victory in this case was a significant achievement.
• A husband and wife from China applied for asylum before the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services based on their resistance to the coercive population control policies in China. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services referred their application to the Immigration Judge for review. Dyson Law effectively questioned the witnesses before the Immigration Judge to establish the credibility of their claim. The Immigration Judge granted the case.
• A Haitian asylum seeker married a U.S. citizen while he was in removal proceedings before the U.S. Immigration Court. Dyson Law advocated to the Court that the client’s application for a green card through his marriage should be considered. The Court granted the case.
• A green card holder from Haiti was placed in removal proceedings before the U.S. Immigration Court due to his criminal record. Due to Dyson Law’s aggressive representation, the Immigration Court closed the case and the client received back his green card.
• A Haitian citizen had a final order of deportation based on his failure to appear for an immigration hearing. Dyson Law submitted a motion to the Immigration Court to ask that the client’s case be reopened. Because the Court granted the motion, the client will now be able to apply for a green card through his U.S. citizen wife.
• A Haitian asylum seeker had a final order of deportation based on his failure to appear for an immigration hearing. Dyson Law submitted a motion to the Immigration Court asking that the client’s case be reopened for the client to pursue his asylum application. The Court agreed to reopen the case.

Applicants for Family-Based Green Cards

• A Vietnamese citizen retained Dyson Law for assistance with filing an I-751 petition to remove the conditions on her residence. She had received her green card through her U.S. citizen spouse in Vietnam, however, the marriage later fell apart. Because the client had difficulty obtaining a divorce, Dyson Law advised the client to file an I-751 petition requesting an "extreme hardship" waiver of the joint filing requirement. By filing the extreme hardship waiver, the client was able to avoid the termination of her conditional permanent resident status while she sought a final divorce from her U.S. citizen husband. Due to Dyson Law's effective representation, USCIS determined that the client would suffer extreme hardship if she were deported to Vietnam, and approved the I-751 waiver based on extreme hardship.
• Because he was over 21 years old at the time that his father's employment-based green card was approved, a Brazilian did not receive his green card with the rest of his family. Later in life, he married a U.S. citizen but had difficulty receiving his green card because he entered with a fake visa which was no longer in his possession. As a result, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services requested a "waiver" for the fraudulent entry. Due to Dyson Law's successful advocacy for this case, the client eventually received his green card.
• A U.S. citizen grandmother adopted her 14-year old grandson, from Trinidad, and subsequently filed immigration paperwork on his behalf through Dyson Law. Although immigration laws allow U.S. citizens to petition for adopted children if certain requirements are met, the law imposes tight restrictions on whether a U.S. citizen can sponsor an adopted relative for permanent residence. After a long process, the case was approved.
• A Georgian citizen and his U.S. citizen wife submitted the paperwork for a green card without an attorney. 6½ years later, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services still had not issued a decision on the case. The situation was dire because the marriage had fallen apart and the couple wished to divorce, but the U.S. citizen did not want to jeopardize her husband’s immigration status. They hired Dyson Law to obtain a final resolution to the case. 7½ years after they had initially filed the case, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services finally issued an approval.
• A Colombian citizen received conditional permanent resident status through her marriage to a U.S. citizen. With her husband, she filed the Form I-751 (Petition to Remove the Conditions on Residence) to remove the conditions on her residence. Subsequently, the marriage fell apart before the approval of the Petition. Dyson Law filed a second Form I-751 on the client’s behalf, in support of which the Firm provided evidence showing that the client was divorced but married in good faith, or in the alternative, that the client’s U.S. citizen husband had subjected her to extreme cruelty/battering during the marriage. Due to Dyson Law’s preparation of the case, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services approved the case after an interview.
• A Portuguese mother and son qualified for immigration benefits under a prior amnesty law (section 245(i)) still in effect for certain individuals. Dyson Law prepared and submitted their cases to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, which approved the cases after an interview.
• A Zimbabwean recently married a U.S. citizen. Dyson Law prepared and submitted her case to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, which approved the case after an interview.
• A Cameroon citizen who was married to a U.S. citizen retained Dyson Law to represent her before the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, which had already denied her case once previously. Through Dyson Law’s aggressive representation, the client received her green card.
• A citizen of Trinidad filed paperwork with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to remove the conditions on his permanent residence. Over two years passed without any final result to his case. After this client retained Dyson Law, the firm contacted the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to determine the status of the case. Within one week of Dyson Law's involvement on the case, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services approved the case.

Applicants for Green Cards under Special Legislative Programs

• A Haitian citizen present in the United States for over 10 years applied for a green card under the Haitian Refugee and Immigrant Fairness Act ("HRIFA") without an attorney. After the case was denied on the basis of a prior criminal record, he retained Dyson Law. Through the perseverance of Dyson Law, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agreed to reopen the case for the client to submit a waiver to overcome the criminal record. This case involved significant humanitarian factors, given that the client was fully disabled with serious medical problems. After an up-hill battle, the case was finally approved.
• A Haitian citizen applied for a green card under the Haitian Refugee and Immigrant Fairness Act (“HRIFA”). Because he did not have a lawyer, the case was stalled in the immigration process for many years. Finally, due to Dyson Law’s involvement, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services approved the case 7 years after the client had initially filed the application.

Aliens Applying for Visas at U.S. Consulates Abroad, Including Aliens Applying for Waivers of Grounds of Inadmissibility (Consular Processing)

• A U.S. citizen sponsored her daughter for an immigrant visa in Nairobi, Kenya. In the middle of the process, tragically, the client learned that her daughter had contracted HIV which meant that she was "inadmissible" to the United States for health-related reasons. Dyson Law prepared an "HIV waiver" to overcome this ban. As a result of Dyson Law's successful advocacy, the waiver was approved and the daughter was issued an immigrant visa.
• A U.S. citizen retained Dyson Law for assistance in obtaining the approval of a waiver to allow his Brazilian wife to re-enter the United States after a prior period of unlawful presence in the United States. The couple filed all the paperwork on their own through the U.S. Consulate in Naples, Italy, and were denied an immigrant visa due to the prior period of unlawful presence. At no time were they ever advised of their right to apply for a waiver to overcome the unlawful presence. After the couple retained Dyson Law, Dyson Law prepared and submitted an I-601 waiver package to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services offices in Rome, Italy. Due to Dyson Law's thorough preparation of the I-601 waiver package, the waiver application was approved. The client was thereafter issued an immigrant visa to enter the United States.
• Dyson Law recently obtained the approval of an alien petition filed by a U.S. citizen with a U.S. Consulate abroad, for an Egyptian citizen with a criminal conviction and a prior order of deportation.

Applicants for Citizenship/Naturalization

• Dyson Law assisted an undocumented Brazilian serving in the U.S. Army with obtaining citizenship under special military naturalization provisions.
• A Ugandan retained Dyson Law after waiting for her citizenship for one year following her naturalization interview. After the firm contacted the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services regarding her case, the client’s naturalization application was approved.

Applicants Needing Renewal of their Green Cards

• A Nigerian retained Dyson Law after having unsuccessfully tried to renew his green card on his own for approximately one year. After Dyson Law took over the case, the client received his green card within several months.
• A Mexican with prior criminal convictions retained Dyson Law for assistance in renewing his green card. After looking into his criminal history, Dyson Law determined that the client had some outstanding criminal issues. We sent him to a criminal attorney to resolve these issues before submitting his application to renew his green card. The client has now successfully received his green card.

Basic Case Assessments

• A Dominican did not have any records of the applications which his green card holder wife had submitted to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on his behalf. Dyson Law obtained a copy of the immigration papers from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for the client.