Berd & Klauss helps individuals and families understand and fight removal — pursuing every available avenue of relief in Immigration Court, the BIA and Federal Courts.
Relief from Removal
Avenues we pursue.
Immigration law provides several types of relief from removal. Among the possibilities: cancellation of removal for permanent and non-permanent residents; adjustment of status to permanent residence; asylum, withholding of removal and protection under the U.N. Convention Against Torture; and waivers of inadmissibility and deportability.
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§212(i) Waiver
For fraud or material misrepresentation — requires showing extreme hardship to a U.S. citizen or LPR spouse or parent.
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§212(h) Waiver
For certain criminal grounds — extreme hardship to a U.S. citizen or LPR spouse, parent or child.
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Cancellation of Removal
For permanent and non-permanent residents who meet residency, character and hardship requirements.
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Asylum & Withholding
Protection from return for those facing persecution on protected grounds.
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Bond & Custody
Securing release on bond or recognizance during removal proceedings.
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Post-Conviction Relief
Coordinated work with criminal counsel to vacate convictions and restore admissibility.
Our Approach
A defense built stage by stage.
We seek release from detention; persuade ICE to exercise favorable prosecutorial discretion where appropriate; and contest deportability or inadmissibility on every available ground — challenging alienage, conviction-based grounds, drug-trafficking allegations, aggravated felonies, crimes involving moral turpitude, and crimes of domestic violence.
During removal proceedings we examine the facts carefully and apply for cancellation, §212(c) and §212(h) waivers, §209(c) waivers, asylum, withholding, and Torture Convention relief — pursuing every legitimate path to keep our clients in the United States.