Immigration Appeals and Federal Litigation
The Law Offices of Michael Z. Goldman is the rare immigration law firm possessing extensive experience litigating against the government both on appeal and in federal district court.
Before the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) and the Federal Circuit Courts of Appeals, we have reversed unfavorable decisions, and upheld previous victories which the government sought to challenge. In Federal District Courts across the country we have successfully forced the government to reach decisions in long-delayed cases (mandamus lawsuits) and to conduct bond hearings for detained clients (habeas corpus lawsuits).
Below are some examples of the success we have had litigating against the government on appeal and in federal court:
Appeals:
- Matter of Appenteng (BIA Sept. 26, 2022) (reversing Immigration Judge’s finding that foreign conviction was a crime involving moral turpitude)
- Matter of Rodriguez-Batista (BIA June 3, 2022) (reversing Immigration Judge and terminating removal proceedings against permanent resident convicted of money laundering offense)
- Matter of Narwani (BIA Sept. 29, 2021) (granting motion and remanding to Immigration Court the claim of an asylum applicant who was the victim of domestic violence)
- Matter of Reyes, 2019 WL 3776090 (BIA Apr. 24, 2019) (denying government appeal seeking to reverse termination of immigration court proceedings against client convicted of larceny)
- Baba v. Sessions, 736 Fed.Appx. 4 (2d Cir. Aug. 10, 2018) (reversing Board of Immigration Appeals for committing errors in assessing the petitioner’s credibility in asylum case)
- Matter of Finn (BIA Oct. 31, 2017) (reopening and terminating removal proceedings against permanent resident convicted of controlled substance offense)
Federal District Court Litigation
- Ibrahim v. Dep’t of State, 2020 WL 1703892 (D.D.C. Apr. 8, 2020) (denying government motion to dismiss our lawsuit demanding that Embassy make decision on long-delayed visa application)
- Charran R. v. Barr, 19-cv-16070 (D.N.J. Jan. 14, 2020) (ordering Immigration Judge to conduct bond hearing for long-time green card holder detained by Immigration & Customs Enforcement)
- Brown v. Tay-Taylor, 15-cv-5442 (S.D.N.Y. Sept 03, 2015) (ordering Immigration Judge to conduct bond hearing for long-time green card holder detained by Immigration & Customs Enforcement), 2015
- Nunez v. Elwood, 2012 WL 1183701 (D.N.J. April 9, 2012) (ordering Immigration Judge to conduct bond hearing for long-time green card holder detained by Immigration & Customs Enforcement)
- Masih v. Aviles, 2014 WL 2106497 (S.D.N.Y. May 20, 2014) (ordering Immigration Judge to conduct bond hearing for long-time green card holder detained by Immigration & Customs Enforcement)
***Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome***
Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions about how we can help fight against the government on appeal and in federal court.
