On behalf of Law Offices of George Giosmas | Apr 17, 2019 | Deportation Defense
Many people in Florida have raised concerns about deportations, especially with the escalated approach to immigration detention and deportation advocated by Trump administration officials. However, media attention may have played a role in reversing the deportation of...
On behalf of Law Offices of George Giosmas | Feb 21, 2019 | Deportation Defense
Florida readers might be interested to learn that rapper 21 Savage was released on bond from a Georgia immigration detention center on Feb. 12. The 26-year-old U.K. national was detained by officers from Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Feb. 3 while on his way...
On behalf of Law Offices of George Giosmas | Jan 23, 2019 | Deportation Defense
The children of immigrant families born in Florida generally expect their citizenship to protect them from immigration enforcement actions, but being born in the country does not prevent mistakes like unnecessary incarceration. The family of a man who was...
On behalf of Law Offices of George Giosmas | Jan 18, 2019 | Deportation Defense
When foreign nationals come to the United States seeking asylum, there are two different applications available to them. Which one is right for any particular migrant depends upon whether removal proceedings have begun against them. Some parts of each asylum...
On behalf of Law Offices of George Giosmas | Jan 11, 2019 | Deportation Defense
Undocumented immigrants living in Florida may have a path to becoming a legal resident. However, it involves leaving the country for a decade before return. Those who believe that doing so would cause a significant hardship can ask for that requirement to be waived....
On behalf of Law Offices of George Giosmas | Nov 7, 2018 | Deportation Defense
The Justice Department is pursuing its case to stop a program that could affect many people in Florida. Formally known as Delayed Action for Childhood Arrivals, DACA was launched by the Obama administration to protect undocumented immigrants who came to the United...
On behalf of Law Offices of George Giosmas | Sep 27, 2018 | Deportation Defense
An immigration court judge may be unable to stop deportation for some immigrants in Florida. Attorney General Jeff Sessions ruled that immigration judges do not have this power and that this can only happen if it is authorized by regulations or if the Department of...
On behalf of Law Offices of George Giosmas | Sep 7, 2018 | Deportation Defense
Many Floridians are likely aware of the government’s current hardline stance toward undocumented immigrants. In some cases, however, undocumented immigrants may be granted stays on deportation proceedings. This recently happened in a case involving a man who is...
On behalf of Law Offices of George Giosmas | Jul 19, 2018 | Deportation Defense
Florida residents may be aware of the controversy surrounding recent immigration policy. While the Trump administration wanted to separate parents and children upon entering the country, a judge ordered them to be reunited. On July 16, another judge ordered that those...
On behalf of Law Offices of George Giosmas | Jun 27, 2018 | Deportation Defense
The separation of children from their parents during immigration detention has sparked awareness and outrage from people in Florida and across the country. Now, parents are being offered voluntary departure orders by government officials, being told it will speed...
