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Ohio Attorney Helps Immigrants to Remain in U.S.
CLEVELAND, OHIO – Cleveland, Ohio naturalization attorney Jonathan Bartell advises immigrant clients of their rights when they are threatened with being removed from the U.S. and sent back to their homeland.
An immigrant can be ordered removed from this country for overstaying a visa, falsifying immigration documents and entering the country illegally, Bartell said of immigrants who often fear being sent back to their countries for being on the opposite side of the law. Immigrants charged with crimes should know that convictions and a guilty plea can lead to their removal for such things as drunk driving, domestic violence and theft, he said.
“People might commit a mundane criminal offense, and because of their length of time in the U.S. or because of the type of offense, it sets them up for serious immigration penalties,” Bartell said. “The most unfortunate cases are those of people who are brought here as children and spent their lives here,” said Bartell. “Say they get pulled over for driving without a license. Then the government wants them out of here.” Even though the person lived in the country since they were 6 months old, the government will try to send them back to a country that they don’t even know, since their parents left that country when they were babies, he said
“If someone lives here many years and gets into a fight with his spouse- that’s domestic violence, and could mean deportation,” Bartell said. “It doesn’t matter that he’s been here for many years.” Bartell said lawyers from his office can negotiate terms to avoid a removal hearing or cancel the removal process.
“We defend them in hopes of their deportation not occurring,” said Bartell, an asylum attorney. “We also try to prevent people from being sent home to their native countries when they fear persecution by that country’s government.”
Attorneys at Bartell’s law firm can be reached toll-free at any of its satellite locations in the country and have 24-hour availability. Staff can inform immigrants who were detained, questioned or charged with a crime, during free in-home or jail consultations.
“If you are summoned to a deportation hearing, it is critical to appear with one of us at your side throughout the process to protect your rights,” Bartell said. The visa application lawyer said his offices handle a lot of litigation in court as a result of various reasons that immigrants may find themselves fighting removal from the country. Removal proceedings are heard before an immigration law judge who can order deportation, Bartell said. “There is no punishment with deportation itself, other than being transported out of the country and barred from re-entry for a specific period of time,” said Bartell, Orlando immigration lawyer.
During the removal process, you can avoid an order of removal issued by an immigration judge. Your legal rights are:
• A voluntary departure to leave the country within a certain time frame at your own expense to avoid the “removal” stigma and increase chances of future re-entry.
• Asylum as a refugee if it is proven that a person could be in danger by returning to their home country.
• Adjustment of status to earn legal permanent resident status to avoid removal in some cases or reduce the exclusion period for re-entry.
A motion to reopen or reconsider new information is available since the removal hearing.