Brooklyn Immigration Appeals Services for Your Green Card

It’s an unfortunate reality that green card applications are regularly denied. The good news is that there is a process in place to challenge a denied application. Brooklyn immigration appeals lawyer, Devon King has experience in this challenging process, and can be a valuable asset in your appeal.

Devon King Law Firm, PLLC can help with your immigration appeal. Attorney King has over 13 years of experience in these types of cases. From his Brooklyn office, he also serves Queens, Manhattan, the Bronx, all of Long Island and all 50 states nationwide

Call the office at (718) 569-8122 or contact us online. Initial consultations and payment plans are available. 

Understanding Motions To Reconsider & Reopen

Motions can be done for two different reasons. The first is that there has been a change in circumstances since the original denial. An example might be pending criminal charges being the reason for a denial, but the applicant having been acquitted or seen the charges dropped. Motions filed on these grounds are called a motion to reopen.

The second kind of motion is when there has been an error in how an immigration official applied the relevant law.  Motions for this reason are called a motion to reconsider. 

Both kinds of motions use the I-290 B Form and are filed with the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO). 

Limitations of Immigration Appeals

It’s common for there to be a certain amount of gray area in an application, situations that don’t lend themselves to an automatic legal answer. In these situations, officials at U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) are given a certain amount of discretion in whether they approve or disapprove an application. 

An applicant who has been denied cannot seek an appeal simply to get a different person to hear the same case. The reasons for use of the I-290B form either presume new facts coming into evidence since the original hearing, or errors made in areas where officials don’t have discretion. 

This distinction is important, because an attorney must be knowledgeable in the issues that can make up a successful motion, and skilled at presenting those reasons to the AAO. 

Reach out to Devon King Law Firm, PLLC by calling (718) 569-8122 or by filling out our online contact form. We offer Initial consultations and payment plans. There’s no time to lose-- just 30 days from the date of denial to file the appeal.