Fresno Immigration Lawyer Helping You Seek Asylum
Asylum is a complicated legal process for allowing foreign nationals and refugees to enter into and remain in the United States to avoid violence and persecution in their home country. Seeking asylum is the first step for many whose goal is to obtain naturalized U.S. citizenship.
Our firm has substantial experience in helping refugees seek asylum in the U.S. as well as facilitating the immigration of special populations, such as South Vietnamese Catholics, Amerasian War Veterans and Russian Armenians.
There are many nonprofit organizations and attorneys' groups such as the Asian Attorneys Association that are happy to pay the legal expenses of refugees seeking political asylum. To learn more about your options for seeking asylum or for helping a loved one or family member to do so, please contact our office in Fresno today for a free initial consultation.
Why Hire an Experienced Attorney in Your Political Asylum Case?
We can help you prepare and file the USCIS form I-589 application for asylum and withholding of removal and will manage your application throughout the process.
Unfortunately, there can be serious roadblocks in the process of seeking asylum in the United States, including:
- A previously denied application for asylum
- Spousal eligibility problems relating to divorce or separation
- Criminal conviction in the United States or another country
- More than one year has passed since you first entered the U.S.
- FBI or Homeland Security concerns
At the California law office of Michael J. McGinnis, we can help you address these challenges and can pursue alternatives to asylum that may help you stay in the country temporarily while we work on a more permanent solution.
To discuss the specifics of your situation with a knowledgeable and experienced immigration and asylum lawyer, please contact us today. The initial consultation is free, and we accept all major credit cards should you decide to hire us. Our staff speaks Hindi and Punjabi and an interpreter is available for our Spanish-speaking clients. Servicios del intérprete disponibles.
