Immigration Law for Individuals and Families
With family–based immigration, attorney Thomas D. Pamilla provides advice and assistance with obtaining the appropriate visa to the United States, including marriage and family petitions, fiancée (K-1) and overseas spouse (K-3) visa processing. We assist family members with all steps towards immigrating to the United States, including consular processing and attending interviews at USCIS offices.
Mr. Pamilla also assists clients with applying for Unites States citizenship. He thoroughly reviews a client’s immigration history when preparing the naturalization application and closely monitors the entire naturalization process. If a client requests, Mr. Pamilla attends their naturalization interviews.
For assistance in obtaining Permanent Residency (Green Card), contact the Law Offices of Thomas D. Pamilla, APC today to discuss your needs.
- Immigration law
- Immigration and naturalization
- Citizenship
- Green Cards and Permanent Residence
- Removal / Deportation defense
- Employment authorizations
- Assylum
- Family immigration law
- Permanent visas
- U Visas (Victims of Criminal Activity)
- United States 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
- DACA Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (Dreamers)
Deportation or Removal Defense
If you or a family member is being threatened with deportation or removal from the United States, you may need the help of an experienced immigration attorney. Attorney Thomas D. Pamilla have the tools, know-how and experience with the system to provide your best defense.
According to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services guidelines, there are five general reasons why a person can be deported from the United States.
- A person enters the U.S. without the appropriate authority.
- An individual disobeys the terms of admission to the country.
- An individual either gets involved with a prohibited organization or gets convicted of any one of a number of crimes.
- A person becomes what is known as a “public charge” after coming into the United States.
- An individual’s application for asylum gets rejected.
The good news for deportation defendants is that there are tools and tactics experienced deportation defense lawyers can use to open doors and provide remedies in various cases. Attorney Thomas D. Pamilla invite you to contact us today. We will provide a case evaluation and give an objective proposal for how to move forward with your case.
We understand that removal proceedings can be scary and unnerving, even for people familiar with US immigration law and fluent in English. Without this basic background information, the process can be even more disorienting. The deportation and removal process may at times seem oppressive and unfair. However, American law allows for a certain degree of redress. We will help you plot a path forward and explain our recommendations in simple, clear language. Our goal is to provide passionate but aggressive defense for all clients, and we have some of the sharpest minds in immigration law on our team.
For assistance in obtaining Deportation/Removal Defense, contact the Law Offices of Thomas D. Pamilla, APC today to discuss your needs.
9th Circuit Court of Appeals
The Appeals Process:
Our court systems are required to follow and apply the United States laws. However, sometimes, new laws are not as clear as they seem and our judges are forced to interpret the law the way they think the law should be applied. The application of the law may have worked against your case, causing you to lose.
If you feel that you may have lost a case because there was an error in the interpretation of the law or if you believe the ultimate authority in deciding your case made a mistake, you may petition the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to review your case. Your petition would be reviewed by, or argued before of a panel of judges ready to decide whether the original authority made a mistake in the application of the law to your case.
Do You Need to Appeal a Prior Decision?
Let Us Help!
Attorney Thomas D. Pamilla has successfully represented many clients before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. If you believe you lost your immigration case due to a mistake in how the law was applied or handled, we welcome your call.
Our law office has successfully litigated cases that have changed and modified immigration law in the United States.
For assistance, contact the Law Offices of Thomas D. Pamilla, APC today to discuss your needs.
U-Visa (for Victims of Criminal Activity)
Application Process:
The U visa was created to aid law enforcement in obtaining cooperative assistance from victims of violent crime who would otherwise be deterred from reporting such crime to the police because of threats to their immigration status or due to being illegally present in the U.S. If the noncitizen “has been helpful, is being helpful, or is likely to be helpful to a Federal, State, or local law enforcement official, to a Federal, State, or local prosecutor, to a Federal or State judge, to the Service, or to other Federal, State, or local authorities investigating or prosecuting criminal activity” described below, CIS will grant a U visa to the noncitizen alien.
The U visa is now available to be issued to applicants and once approved, the applicant is granted work authorization valid for four years in most circumstances.
If the Attorney General considers it is necessary to avoid extreme hardship to the spouse, child, or in the case of an alien child, the parent of the non-citizen alien with the U visa, the Attorney General may also grant status to the non-citizen’s family members if the investigation or prosecution would be harmed without their presence in the U.S.
To qualify for the U visa, an applicant must meet the following requirements:
- Petitioners must have suffered substantial physical or mental abuse? resulting from criminal activity outlined in the statute (domestic violence, rape, assault, battery, are some of the covered criminal activity);
- The criminal activity must have taken place in the U.S. or violated U.S. laws;
- The petitioner must possess information concerning the criminal activity;
- The petitioner must have a certificate or other affirmation by a designated law
U visas can be very challenging to apply for. It requires a number of different forms, supporting documents, evidence, etc. Sometimes, we advise our clients to get a three- to five-page psychosocial report from a therapist or counselor to explain how they have suffered emotional damage from the crime committed against them.
Attorney Thomas D. Pamilla will help you understand the filing process and will work tirelessly to ensure that you achieve the best possible outcome for your situation.
For assistance, contact the Law Offices of Thomas D. Pamilla, APC today to discuss your needs.