How an Immigration Attorney can Help Your Deportation Case
By Ali Golchin | Published on August 10, 2011 | 0 Comments
There are few greater nightmares for an immigrant living in the United States than to become threatened with deportation by the Department of Homeland Security. In many cases, immigrants have established families and careers in the country which means that a deportation could result in entire lives being uprooted and torn apart. However, there are ways to beat a deportation by using the help of an experienced San Diego deportation lawyer.
Ali Golchin is one such deportation lawyer in San Diego with the San Diego Immigration Law Office, and he says that a lawyer such as him can help in a number of different ways. “Our office generally gets contacted when somebody has been detained or arrested by immigration officials,” Golchin says. Once detained, the family will usually hire a lawyer to get involved and request a bond hearing from an immigration judge to have the loved one released.
Golchin says that when someone has been detained, the most important and pressing goal is to get him released and back together with his family. To do this, Golchin will request a bond hearing and then try to negotiate the bond amount down to as low a price as possible. This requires bringing necessary evidence and documentation that will allow a San Diego deportation lawyer to argue the case for the immigrant’s release during a hearing.
There are a number of factors that a judge takes into consideration during these immigration hearings. For instance, a judge will consider whether the immigrant has relatives that are US citizens, the consequences that the deportation would have on immediate relatives who are lawful residents of the country, and the criminal, tax and employment history. However, only an immigration attorney is well versed enough to know all of the angles from which a judge will scrutinize a case, which is why enlisting the services of a lawyer is so crucial.
Once released on bond, Golchin says that his job then shifts to focusing on what necessary steps need to be taken to ensure the alien’s ability to stay in the country. Unfortunately, Golchin does say that there are cases that he is unable to help. “That is why the initial screening of the case and evaluation becomes critical to make sure the person is eligible, and if they are eligible, we accept the case and help the person as best as we can. But there are cases where people aren’t eligible and they get deported.”
However, despite this reality, a San Diego deportation lawyer is able to assist most deportation cases in some way, whether it’s reducing a bond or helping an immigrant file an application to avoid deportation in the future. So, if you or a loved one is being targeted for deportation, make your next move a wise one and hire an experienced attorney who will fight for your case.
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