Hey friends. In this video we're gonna talk about how you can get a green card after being in the
United States for many, many years, and you have a removal order. Years ago, an immigration judge
issued a removal order against you, and you've been stuck ever since. Then, I'm gonna describe
a process that we do weekly to help folks who are stuck. Uh, we help them to get a green card,
so watch this video all the way until the end. For those of you who are new to me, welcome.
I'm Latoya McBean Pompe, an immigration lawyer in New York, working with clients nationwide on
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Now, let's talk about this problem and how it happens for so many people. Guys,
no exaggeration, A whole lot of people are in this very situation, and here's how it works. When they
come to the United States, someone convinces them to apply for asylum, and they, some,
for some people, they actually do have an asylum case, and it might very well be a good case,
um, or for, but for other people, they don't have a case yet. They apply for asylum and the case is
not approved, and then they're placed in removal proceedings. For some people, they show up to
court and they have the case litigated all the way until the end, until the judge issues a removal
order against them. For other people, they don't even show up to court because they're afraid. And
so in their absence, the judge issues a removal order against them, and then time goes on.
They're still here in the United States and they become eligible for a green card. But
here's the big problem. In order to finally get that green card, they have to have the removal
case reopened. And that is a very difficult thing to do. Very difficult thing to do, guys.
Um, depending on whether the, uh, motion to reopen the case will need to go back to the
immigration court that issued the order or all the way up to the board. If immigration appeals,
it is still a difficult process. And so for some people, they try, they work with their lawyer,
they try, and then the case is not reopened, and then they just feel, they just feel awful about
it, and they feel stuck because, you know, it's, it's, it's a awful position to be in. And so we
see a lot of those individuals, and when we see them, we take a look at their backgrounds,
We study the background carefully because here's what we're considering guys and where we've been
very successful with. But every case is different. And I'm not guaranteeing any
outcome in this video, but here's where, how we've been successful with helping people in
this situation. We, we study the background, and then if we think the case is a very good
fit for us to reach out to ICE and ask them to help us. Now, you have to understand this,
the case is no longer on the radar, so to speak, for the government, right? Maybe your removal
order was issued back in 2000 or 2005, a long time ago. And so you're, they're not actively pursuing
you. You don't have an active case, and now you're asking them to do some work and consider
putting you back on the docket or considering helping you. That's a very big ask to make,
yet we make it, we make it for the cases that we believe in and that we believe has a good chance
of being, um, approved by the ICE attorney. So we go to them with our ask. And, um, if they
say yes to it, then the ca the motion is then filed with either the immigration court that
issued the removal order against the individual. If the individual was not in court when the
judge issued that order, or if the person was in court and they then appealed the decision and it
didn't work out, and they took their case to the board, we send the motion, the joint motion to
the Board of Immigration Appeals, the B I A. And so friends, that's how it happened. You have to
get that process in place. And if you tried years prior, okay, and we've been successful with this,
if you had a motion to reopen, go all the way to the B I a 10 years ago, 14 years ago, 20,
you know, however long ago, and it was denied, it doesn't mean that another one will be denied.
And we've had so much, we've experienced so much joy in helping clients who have had motions to
reopen denied in the past, and then we were able to do it for them. Now, once your case is
reopened, what happens next is it's terminated. It's terminated, it's over over, which means
procedurally speaking, that you can now then bring your green card application to U SS C I Ss, uh,
for them to consider and issue you your green card. This process, however, guys is available
to individuals who have a pathway to a green card. If you're sitting there and you're thinking,
wow, attorney Pompe or McBean, whatever you call me, this is something I wanna do this,
I'm in this exact situation. And if you're in this exact situation, just put in the
comments. This is my situation. This is me, this is me. This is exactly where I'm at.
Um, and I know this is where you're at. I know it because you meet with us and I know
what you're going through. So now, if this is you and you're thinking, let, I wanna call your
firm and get things going with this, well, hold up, hold up. Don't call us quite yet,
okay? And here's why You need to have a pathway to a green card. We like to see the end from the
very beginning. If we could see the end from the very beginning, and you have a good background,
good case, certain things are not on your record, then it is a great case to bring to ice. Now,
if you do not have a great case for this process to bring to ICE for them to help you, well,
we've gone around them anyway, and we go directly to the board and we've been successful with that
as well, but every case is different. So, uh, but you must still have a pathway
to show the board the B i a what, how you will actually get that green card in your hand. Now,
this is . That's obviously not the sign for the green card, right? But you get my point. You
get the point. You wanna be able to show them this is exactly how I'm eligible for it, and I believe
that I will get it right. And so to be eligible for the green card today, you need to have a
petitioner on the family side. If you do not have a humanitarian process, hear me out for a moment.
This is an unedited video, bear with me. I hope you find it valuable. If you find it valuable,
type in below. This is valuable. This is valuable to me. Now, if you have a petitioner on the
family side, your petitioner, the petitioner that can get you your green card here in the
US would have to be a US citizen spouse, um, or an adult US citizen son or daughter.
Those are the two types of relatives that can get you your green card here through
the process that I've described. Not unless not, unless you are under 18, okay? Then you,
obviously, your parent can help you as well. But the individuals I'm speaking to in this video,
I believe are primarily adults who have been here for a long time, who had overstayed the visa,
got themself, um, unfortunately in removal, unfortunately, and got a removal order. Okay?
These are the individuals who this is applying to. So if you have a petitioner that could get you
your green card here, terrific. If you do not have that petitioner that can get you your green card
here, you'll need to have another type of process that can get you your green card here on the
humanitarian side, maybe vow, maybe you, you've been a victim of domestic violence, okay?
Um, that's one way for other people. The U visa, it works, and we do those cases for crime victims.
That's another humanitarian pathway. It works a little differently, but it's, it's another pathway
to a green card. Um, so it has to be on the humanitarian side. If you do not have one of those
relatives I've described now for everyone else who will, maybe you're saying to yourself, well,
my husband is a green card holder, will it work for me? Well,
um, it's trickier, it's trickier for you. Why? Because you have unlawful presence on your
record. You have all these years of being here without status. And so the, the government will
not allow you to get a green card through that green card holder spouse. He would need, or she
would need to be a US citizen in order for that to work. What if you're saying to yourself, well,
I have a US citizen sibling, will it work? And the answer is no, it will not work, and I will
not need to elaborate on that because the sibling process, as you guys know, it's not my favorite
process. If you're here in the United States, it doesn't work very well. It helps individuals
primarily who are outside of the United States who have a clean background and they're out there
weighed in for their visa to become available. Um, if you say, well, I have a US uh, citizen
mom or daughter, will it work? Well, no. Here's why. It's trickier. If you, if you're the adults
again and your parent is the one filing for you, you will need a waiver, ultimately a waiver,
and then you have to go back home to a US embassy to finish that process, to consular process work
with a lawyer. Guys, if you're in will of these scenarios, and you're thinking, will it work?
Will it work for me? Will it work for me? Speak with a lawyer about that. Now, if you're saying,
well, I've heard about cancellation of removal, I've been here for 20 years, so I more than 10
years, and I even have a child here who is a US citizen, can this process McBean that
you're talking about in this video, help me as you know, through cancellation of removal? Well, the
first thing that I would want to know about you, if I'm gonna consider something like that, is,
um, when did you arrive in the United States? Secondly, I would want to know,
when were you placed in removal? When did you get that notice to appear in immigration court?
When did that, you know, when did, when did happen? Um, I would also want to know what
happened during the removal process. What was said, what was, what's on the transcript?
What, what happened? Um, you know, I'd wanna dig deeper into all of those as well.
Um, certainly look at the relative that you're pointing to now, saying, oh, I have this child,
or, oh, my parent is sick, or whatever. I would wanna look into those dynamics as well, but,
um, for many people it won't work. Okay, I'm just gonna say it that way. But for some people it
might work because, you know, I'd wanna know, was everything done right during that removal process?
Did you, was due process, right? Was due process done correctly? Okay, guys, bear with me.
Um, yeah, was due process, did you have, was were, were things done according to due process? These
are all the questions that we would wanna ask and dive deeper to, to give you that answer that
you're seeking. So to summarize, it is possible for you to have been here for 20 years, 24 years,
and you have an old removal order, and now you could actually get a green card.
And we see it and we make it happen. Um, a lot for the clients who come to us,
but every case is different. We never guarantee that outcome that your case will have the same
outcome when I'm not guaranteeing that. Consult with a lawyer to talk about your unique situation
and whether your case is a good case for, um, reopening, contact us again at McBean Law at 8
8 8 4 6 2 4 0 0 6. Um, that's our new number. And book your appointment with us if you'd like to go
deeper and, um, know, uh, our thoughts about your case. Guys, thanks so much for watching
this video. It's great to be back with you, and I will see you in the next one. Bye-bye.