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Boston Immigration Lawyer News Immigration Judge Francis L. Cramer has announced his retirement from Boston Immigration Court. As an immigration lawyer who appeared frequently before Immigration Judge Cramer, I can say that he will be sorely missed. He had a reputation for deciding deportation cases fairly and impartially. And he always treated the immigration lawyers and parties with great respect, at times, a lighthearted humor. His departure leaves a vacancy in the Boston Immigration Court bench that will be hard to fill. READ MORE

May 5 2010

Former immigration client attacked in Boston with pasta!

Deportation, Immigration News Boston

As an immigration lawyer in Boston, this case must be one of my most unusual. I appeared on Boston's Channel 5 news in connection with a bizarre incident that happened to one of my former clients. Click on this link here to read the story and watch the video. Sure the story is strange. But my former immigration client--who I helped get U.S. citizenship--did the right thing. He remained calm. And he called 9-11. Fortunately, surveillance cameras captured everything. All in all, I was happy to step in and help my former immigration client. READ MORE

Apr 7 2010

Why my answer to your quick immigration question is usually “it depends”

Green card, Immigration News Boston, Immigration Tips

"Can I apply for green card? Yes or no?" "I just have a quick question" "My immigration case is easy. What should I do?" When potential immigration clients call me and ask me these sorts of questions, they want to hear my snap advice on their immigration cases. My usual answer is "it depends." And for potential immigration clients, "it depends" can be frustrating and disappointing response. Why is it that my off-the-cuff answer to your immigration questions is "it depends"? Is this just my way of luring you into taking the time and incurring the needless expense of coming into my Boston immigration office for a full consultation. Of course not! READ MORE

Jun 26 2009

Boston Immirgation Court will be closed the first week of August

Immigration Bond, Immigration Court Boston, Immigration News Boston

The Immigration Court in Boston, Massachusetts will be closed August 3 - 7, 2009 while the Immigration Judges attend a conference. While the Court is closed, no hearings will be conducted, except emergency bonds, which will be heard telephonically by Immigration Judges who are not Boston Immigration Judges. The Immigration Court is in the process of rescheduling all hearings scheduled for that week. Although the Immigration Court will be closed, I'll be hard at work. If you need the help of an immigration lawyer, call me at (617) 722-0005 and come see me in my Boston immigration law office. READ MORE

Apr 2 2009

Obama’s Aunt in Boston Immigration Court

asylum, Deportation, Immigration Court Boston, Immigration News Boston, Removal

As a lawyer specializing in deportation defense who frequently appears in Boston Immigration Court, I find it fascinating that a close family member of the President appeared yesterday in our court before our own Immigration Judge Shapiro. Zeituni Onyango, the Kenyan aunt of President Obama, is in deportation proceedings in Boston as everyone on the populated Earth knows by now. Of course, asylum applications are confidential. I certainly have no direct knowledge about this case. But my experience as a deportation lawyer in Boston tells me that Ms. Onyango's immigration case has been widely reported in a way that is quite misleading. The headline of the Boston Globe, for instance, claims that the Immigration Judge allowed Ms. Onyango to stay in the U.S. until February 2010. What is misleading about this headline is that it falsely suggests that the Immigration Judge made a discretionary decision in favor of Ms. Onyango. This is not at all what happened at the hearing yesterday. READ MORE

Mar 31 2009

USCIS Lawrence, MA Immigration Office will open on June 1, 2009

Immigration Court Boston, Immigration News Boston

Immigration lawyers in Boston, get ready: the new US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Massachusetts immigration office will officially open its doors on June 1, 2009. USCIS Lawrence immigration office plans to take on up to 30% of immigration cases for Massachusetts residents currently handled in Boston in the JFK Federal Building. I'll be posting more information about the new USCIS Lawrence, Massachusetts immigration office as soon as it becomes available. READ MORE

Mar 26 2009

Boston Immigration Court News: our new Immigration Judge–Brenda O’Malley

Deportation, Immigration Court Boston, Immigration News Boston

This evening I attended a meeting of the New England Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). Robert Halpin, the Court's Administrator, announced that Boston's new Immigration Judge, Brenda O'Malley, will be taking the bench and hearing deportation cases starting May 18, 2009 after training in Immigration Court in Boston, MA and Hartford, CT. Judge O'Malley has built a distinguished career having served previously with, among other places, the Office of Immigration Litigation, the Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR) Office of Chief Immigration Judge. Apparently, she even worked at one point as a law clerk with Boston's Immigration Court! Boston immigration lawyers with backlogged deportation cases are thrilled that we will soon have a new, 7th Immigration Judge to relieve the Immigration Court's busy docket. READ MORE

Mar 25 2009

Boston Deportation Lawyer: Welcome to new home of Boston ICE Detention and Removal in Burlington, Massachusetts

Deportation, Immigration Bond, Immigration Court Boston, Immigration News Boston

Boston deportation or a removal hearing in Immigration Court often begins with a visit from U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE). For the unfamiliar, these are the guys that deport people. The immigration raid in New Bedford, Massachusetts was a fine example of the handiwork of ICE. If you are a green card holder but have a criminal conviction, you may have to contend with ICE. Overstayed your student (F1) or visitor visa (B1/B2)? ICE is the immigration agency you should fear. In late 2007, U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement moved its Office of Detention and Removal (DRO) from the 17th Floor of the JFK Federal Building in Boston, MA to a new facility in Burlington, Massachusetts. READ MORE

Feb 14 2009

Boston Immigration Court – Outlook for 2009

Deportation, Immigration Court Boston, Immigration News Boston, Removal

As a deportation attorney in Boston, I frequently appear in Immigration Court Currently, I serve as a liaison to the Boston's Immigration Court, Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR), on behalf of the New England Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). Looking into my crystal ball, here are some positive changes that I personally predict are coming to Boston's Immigration Court in 2009: Boston gets a new Immigration Judge: It is anticipated that in 2009 Boston will have a new immigration judge. I will post more news on our new IJ as soon as her appointment is made official. Boston will get a new Immigration Court rooms: The space on the 3rd floor of the JFK Federal building, formerly occupied by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), is being renovated as an additional Immigration Court room. An extra court room and a seventh Immigration Judge should help ease the Immigration Court's crushing docket of immigration cases. READ MORE

Jan 13 2009

Immigration and Citizenship Documentary on the History Channel

Citizenship, Green card, Immigration News Boston, Naturalization

Citizenship, naturalization and the immigration experience will be the subject of a new History Channel featured-film documentary. The immigration film will be called The Naturalized. It is currently being filmed in Boston, Massachusetts and nationally across the United States. The immigration documentary tells the story of several immigrants as they follow their diverse paths to U.S. citizenship. The film highlights aspects of the US immigration system including asylum, marriage, children, deportation, Immigration Court, military service, and denaturalization. READ MORE

Boston Immigration Judge Francis L. Cramer Retires