Hill & Piibe, Immigration Attorneys Blog

At our law firm, some new clients make an appointment to ask us about starting a “Cancellation of Removal,” or a “Ten-Year Case.”  Most of the time, they have heard about this from a friend, or even from a notario (non-attorney) or an attorn… Read More

You’ve heard this exclamation: “Why don’t all the ‘illegals’ just go ahead and get legal immigration status?”  Well, the answer is that the immigration laws throw up many technical difficulties, and work against common sense.  Take a ca… Read More

A couple of weeks ago we filed a Ninth Circuit appeal that demonstrates how a sharp attorney can make a difference where criminal records are involved.    Even minor criminal convictions could have serious consequences on an immigration case, after… Read More

Last Friday, the Ninth Circuit ruled on a case that gives good guidance on two potentially complex issues.  In Agonafer v. Sessions, the Court first examined its jurisdiction to consider a late-filed Motion to Reopen a removal/deportation case for… Read More

In a recent meeting with attorneys from the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), ICE answered questions and clarified how it is interpreting President Trump’s new directives for increased immigration enforcement. Hill & Piibe’s ea… Read More

On Tuesday May 30, 2017 the Ninth Circuit published two decisions, wherein two judges on opposing sides of the spectrum weighed in with their opinions and comments to underscore different viewpoints of immigration policy. Habitual Drunkards, and How… Read More

Asylum status protects a person from being sent back to a country where he would be persecuted.  However, that status can be revoked due to subsequent criminal behavior that amounts to an “aggravated felony” as defined by immigration law.  In … Read More

Today’s decision from the BIA is a head-scratcher.  In Matter of L-E-A-, the BIA examined the claim of a man who was persecuted because his father owned a grocery store.  The persecutors were members of La Familia Michoacana, a criminal cartel… Read More