Alabama Recent Legal Answers from Lawyers

I understand you are concerned about your husband. However, there are limited options available once someone fails to depart pursuant to a voluntary departure order. Your husband will need to seek release from ICE. This requires contacting his ICE officer. The relief you are seeking is discretionary so it is best to document the situation fully. I encourage you to consult an attorney about the matter. ... Read More

I am sorry to hear about your husband's medical condition. At this point, the immigration judge has no authority over your husband's presence in the United States. You will need to request a stay of removal and/or extension of the voluntary departure period from ICE. You will need to document his recent medical problems carefully. Depending upon the circumstances, you could potentially seek reopening of his removal proceedings. ... Read More

I am sorry to hear about your husband's medical condition. At this point, the immigration judge has no authority over your husband's presence in the United States. You will need to request a stay of removal and/or extension of the voluntary departure period from ICE. You will need to document his recent medical problems carefully. Depending upon the circumstances, you could potentially seek reopening of his removal proceedings. ... Read More

I understand you are concerned about your friend but please understand there is simply not enough information to assess what could be done. The best thing you could do would be to contact an attorney and explain your friend's situation in detail. Options depend upon facts and there are just not enough to tell what could be done. You could read more about deportation and removal defense at http://myattorneyusa.com/removal-and-deportation-defense.... Read More

  I would urge you to consult with and hire an immigration lawyer to assist you with this case. You can sponsor your step-son (may need release from father - or possibly not, since he abandoned child)  An immigration  lawyer can debrief and brief you, analyze, assess and evaluate your case in order to maximize the possibilities for a successful result. Your wife would have to consular visa process in Ciudad Juarez with an I-601A waiver filed after you petition for her. Rather complicated - you really need an immigration lawyer.  ... Read More

A good idea once someone is picked up is to involve a lawyer in the case. The lawyer can attempt to obtain the alien's immigration story and figure out what options are available in his or her defense. Useful questions to know the answers to are whether the individual has had problems with Immigration previously, whether the person has had criminal arrests, how long a person has been in the country, what relatives that person has, and what other equities there are, etc.. Dependent upon the person's history, bond may be available, or other reliefs such as a grant of prosecutorial discretion resulting in administrative closure, asylum, withholding of removal, etc. Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.  ... Read More

By sitting in your car with the key in the ignition, or even potentially with merely the key on your person or otherwise near enough to you so that you have constructive control of the vehicle, you can be charged with a DUI. Whenever there is probable cause to suspect that you were driving a vehicle and that you are intoxicated, an arrest can be made. The fact that you are on private property does not change this. While you can refuse a breathalyzer or blood test without subsequent repercussion due to the fact that the implied consent laws only apply to motorists on public highways, the DUI statute itself is very broad due to the fact that it states, "[a] person shall not drive or be in actual physical control of any vehicle" while under the influence. The statute does not state that the person must be a motorist on a public road. If a person has been drinking, then it is sound legal advice to never get inside a vehicle with the vehicle's key on your person, even if your only intent is to listen to music and stay warm. Otherwise, you're creating enough probable cause for an arrest to occur.... Read More

As an asylum seeker granted permanent residence, you are entitled to a one-year rollback on your green card. The date on the card should be October 2013. You can request a replacement card from U.S.C.I.S. through form I-90 application to replace permanent residence card.Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.  ... Read More

It takes a medical expert to answer your question. Lawyers that do medical malpractice cases typically have such experts available. Consider consulting one. However, it sounds like your damages are that your care was delayed. Unless you can prove the delay in treatment caused severe additional damage, I'm thinking it would cost more to pursue the claim than it would be worth. If such is the case, you are not remediless. You can complain to the Medical Board. Good luck.... Read More

You need to be truthful. You appear to have made misrepresentations on your prior DS-160. If the consular official finds these misrepresentations to be material, which is likely to happen, you will be found to be permanently inadmissible to the United States. You will need a waiver in order to ibtain a visa. I encourage you to work with an experienced immigration attorney.... Read More