08/01/2026
Greencard after Removal Order 🇺🇸✨
A moment of triumph and gratitude — from uncertainty to permanent residency!
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HERE'S THE LONG AND SHORT OF THIS JOURNEY:
For three years, our journey with this client became more than legal work — we became family. She first came to us in June 2023 with a final order of removal from a case closed in 2011. After a careful review of her options, she chose to move forward with our firm.
We began by securing approval of an Immediate Relative I‑130 petition while simultaneously engaging DHS/ICE to join a motion to reopen and dismiss the old removal case. After more than a year of back‑and‑forth, Attorney Stay Allen proceeded independently and filed a unilateral motion to reopen and terminate. In June 2025 — nearly two years later — the Immigration Judge granted the motion and terminated the case.
With jurisdiction returned to USCIS, we immediately filed her Adjustment of Status application in August 2025. USCIS scheduled her interview for January 2026. We navigated several complexities, including a 2015 criminal interaction and heightened scrutiny due to her nationality being on the 75‑country immigration ban list.
Two weeks ago, USCIS approved her application, and she finally uplifted her green card on Wednesday of this week — ending a decades‑long chapter. After 30 years of being unable to travel or see her family, her first question was whether she could finally go home. She expressed her gratitude with a heartfelt gift of sweet delights, and I hid my overwhelmed emotions behind a huge smile.
This was not just a case — it was a shared emotional journey through fear, hope, and perseverance. Stay Allen is an immigrant advocating with empathy, and it is an honor to walk beside clients through life‑changing victories.