Deportation / Cancellation of Removal

Texas Removal and Deportation Lawyer

The deportation processes can be a very stressful and frightening experience you or your loved one, especially when the outcome can result in your removal or deportation from the United States. You absolutely must have an experienced, qualified immigration attorney who knows the law, knows the system, the courts, and the courtroom. If you lose, you will be forced to leave and to the lawyers of Sablatura Williams, PLLC, this is not an acceptable outcome.

Removal Hearings / Relief from Removal

Removal hearings are initiated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) when they allege that a non-citizen can be deported/removed from the United States. At a removal proceeding, the Judge will determine two things: the individual's removal from the U.S., and whether the individual is eligible for a form of relief from removal.

The most frequently requested forms of relief that are available to an alien who has been found to be removable include:

• Relief from Removal
• Voluntary Departure
• Cancellation of Removal

This last form of discretionary relief is available to qualifying lawful permanent residents and qualifying non-permanent residents. For lawful permanent residents, cancellation of removal may be granted if the individual:

• Has been a lawful permanent resident for at least 5 years;
• Has continuously resided in the United States for at least 7 years after having been lawfully admitted; and
• Has not been convicted of an "aggravated felony," a term that is more broadly defined within immigration law than the application of the term "felony" in non-immigration settings.

We can Obtain for You the Relief You Need

Cancellation of removal for non-permanent residents may be granted if the alien:

• Has been continuously present for at least 10 years;
• Has been a person of good moral character during that time;
• Has not been convicted of an offense that would make him or her removable; and
• Demonstrates that removal would result in exceptional and extremely unusual hardship to his or her immediate family members (limited to the alien's spouse, parent, or child) who are either U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents.

Immigration, deportation, and removal laws are incredibly complex - and change on a whim. Very few immigration or criminal lawyers know them well. At Sablatura Williams, PLLC, we defend foreign nationals in the immigration courts across the United States. Some of the courts that we frequently practice before include San Antonio and Houston, Texas, and Oakdale, Louisiana. We are ready to go where ever you need us to be across the United States.

Immigration, deportation, and removal are incredibly complex - contact Sablatura Williams PLLC so that we may help.