Florida
Immigration Attorney Magdalena Cuprys prevails
against U.S. Department of Homeland Security in disputed asylum claim,
successfully wins asylum for her client against such opposition
Immigration
client had committed minor offenses in the past; Immigration attorney
successfully argued that such minor offenses do not disqualify client from
asylum in the U.S.
Immigration
Lawyer Magdalena Cuprys of the law firm Cuprys and Associates announced today
that the Board of Immigration Appeals ruled in her client’s favor in a disputed
asylum case. Ms. Cuprys is a recognized immigration attorney based in Florida
but represents clients not only in the United States but from outside of the
U.S. as well. She filed an asylum case on behalf of her client H.C., a young
man originally from Honduras. H.C. had been in the U.S. since the age of eight
and feared persecution if he were to return to Honduras. Ms. Cuprys therefore
presented his asylum request before an Immigration Judge.
The Immigration
Judge agreed with Ms. Cuprys and her client H.C., and granted asylum in the
Fall of 2017. However, the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) appealed the Immigration Judge’s decision. In
particular, the Judge found that H.C. established “extraordinary circumstances”
so that H.C. could receive asylum. Further, H.C. qualified as a refugee because
of fear of persecution should he return to Honduras. On appeal, DHS argued that
H.C.’s status under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program does
not identify as an “extraordinary circumstances.” DHS opposed the asylum grant.
In its recent
appeals decision, the Board of Immigration Appeals agrees with Immigration
Lawyer Magdalena Cuprys. Ms. Curprys stated “the order came back that the
appeal was dismissed. As you can imagine, we are very pleased with the court’s
decision.” She went on to add “as to
asylum cases, they are being challenged more and more because of the changing
government policies”.
In particular,
the Board of Immigration Appeals found that H.C.’s minor run-ins with the law
did not disqualify him. While some criminal offenses may be within the “ambit
of a particularly serious crime,” they certainly were not serious crimes in
this case, as Ms. Cuprys successfully argued. Thus, the Board dismisses the
appeal by the Department of Homeland Security. H.C. can now complete the asylum
procedures and remain in the U.S.
Magdalena
Cuprys is the principal attorney of Serving Immigrants (Cuprys &
Associates), a full-service immigration law firm offering a complete range of
immigration services to both businesses and individuals. The law firm is
uniquely qualified to manage the most contentious and unusual immigration
needs. Ms. Cuprys’ website is www.servingimmigrants.com. She is a member of the
American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), see
http://www.ailalawyer.com/english/AttorneyDetail.aspx?P=19738&A=40169. Here
professional LinkedIn profile is at
https://www.linkedin.com/in/magdalena-cuprys-265534a/
