Removal proceedings begin when DHS files a Notice to Appear (NTA) with the immigration court. From that point, the respondent must appear before an immigration judge and either contest the charges or apply for relief from removal. Relief options depend on the individual’s circumstances — family ties, length of residence, prior immigration history, criminal record, and eligibility for protection-based relief. Silmi Law provides removal defense at every stage — from master calendar hearings through individual merits hearings, BIA appeals, and federal circuit court petitions for review.
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We review your immigration history, family ties, criminal record, and time in the U.S. to identify every available form of relief from removal.
We appear on your behalf at all immigration court hearings — from master calendar through individual merits — and present your case forcefully before the judge.
We appear on your behalf at all immigration court hearings — from master calendar through individual merits — and present your case forcefully before the judge.
When a case is lost before the immigration judge, we pursue BIA appeals, federal circuit petitions, and motions to reopen based on changed circumstances or new evidence.
We appear regularly in immigration courts in New York and New Jersey and are familiar with local court practices and judges.
We exhaust every available avenue — asylum, cancellation, adjustment, prosecutorial discretion — to find a path to remain in the United States.
Our briefs and motions are carefully researched and persuasively written — whether for the immigration judge, the BIA, or a federal circuit court.
For detained individuals, we pursue bond hearings aggressively to secure release while the case is pending — so our clients can participate in their own defense.
We understand that removal threatens entire families — and we build defense strategies that account for U.S. citizen and LPR family relationships as relief factors.
We represent clients before immigration courts in New York City, Newark, and other venues throughout the Second and Third Circuits.
