Victories Archives - Page 5 of 5

Equality Under Immigration Laws Being Implemented and Realized

July 2, 2013

The Supreme Court rocked the world last week by declaring Section III of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional on equal protection grounds. Section III forbade the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages. Thus,...

Thomas Ragland to be Honored at National Immigration Lawyers Conference

June 25, 2013

On Thursday, June 27, 2013, the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) will bestow its highest annual honor, the Edith Lowenstein Memorial Award for excellence in advancing the practice of immigration law, to our very own...

Benach Collopy News

May 1, 2013

It has been a busy and exciting few weeks at Benach Collopy. From immigration reform rallies to dramatic courtroom victories, BR has had a month to remember. Starting off, courtroom victories are the reason we...

Meet a DREAMer- Roxana and Silvana Bedia

November 6, 2012

We are starting a new series here at Benach Collopy to introduce our readers to some of our clients who have sought and obtained Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) benefits. We profile these extraordinary...

Aggfel & CIMT Victory in Arlington Immigration Court

October 22, 2012

We prevailed in a long-fought case this week in the Arlington Immigration Court. The Immigration Judge granted our motion to terminate proceedings, agreeing that our client’s conviction in Virginia for attempted sexual battery was neither...

Ninth Circuit Provides Hope to Young Immigrants

September 26, 2012

Great news out of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, which ruled today that a Board of Immigration Appeals interpretation of the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA), improperly excluded a large class...

Citizenship

September 7, 2012

Last night, the President spoke to the Democratic National Convention about those characteristics that define what it means to be a citizen. It is a word that gets used quite a bit. But, like freedom,...

The Problem with Non-citizen Voting

August 27, 2012

There is a lot in the news about unlawful voting these days. Many states have enacted laws that require specific forms of voter identification before one can step into a voting booth. Voting experts state...

Ending years of bureaucratic limbo

July 5, 2012

Last week Benach Collopy brought two long-term cases to happy conclusions. On Thursday, the Immigration Judge removed the conditional nature of our client's residence. Our client began the process of seeking the removal of conditions...

Relief for DREAMers

June 15, 2012

The adminisitration electrified the immigration world today by announcing a new policy offering discretionary relief to young undocumented immigrants as a group. This announcement changes administration policy by moving from a de facto cases by...

“Good Moral Character” Triumphs In Federal Court

June 7, 2012

Last night, Mr. J.A. slept soundly for the first time in more than four years. On June 5, 2012, Judge James C. Cacheris of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia issued...

Waiver Victory in Baltimore Immigration Court

May 22, 2012

Today, Immigration Judge Elizabeth Kessler granted our client Mr. LCM adjustment of status and a waiver of inadmissibility due to misrepresentations he made in the 1990s. After 26 years in the U.S., Mr. LCM was...