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A firm dedicated to assisting you on your path towards a brighter future.

Immigrants to the U.S. may encounter complex legal concerns. Resolving these issues will often require the assistance of an experienced litigator.

For those who are planning to build new lives in the United States, understanding the available options and the steps that must be followed during the immigration process can be difficult. With so many complicated laws and procedures, legal help from an immigration attorney can be invaluable. At Hafey & Karim, we are here to assist immigrants and their families as they address these issues.

With our firm's extensive experience working with people from around the world to address immigration issues, we are fully prepared to help you. To learn more about our services, contact us at 214-506-0671 and schedule your initial consultation.

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Our attorneys have years of experience working with people from around the world to ensure that they can build new lives in the United States. With our understanding of the procedures followed when applying for visas and Green Cards, we can ensure that applications are prepared and submitted correctly, and we can also help gather and submit all required supporting documentation.

We can also help determine the best options for resolving issues that may affect a person's legal status. We can work with immigrants to apply for Asylum, petition for relief through the Violence Against Women Act, or defend against deportation.

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“Every immigrant story is a human story, an odyssey of resilience, hope, and triumph over adversity.”

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We are dedicated to fighting for the rights and interests of our clients. We know the difficulties that people may face when their legal status may be in question, and we work to ensure that immigrants will be able to live in the U.S. with their families, pursue employment opportunities, build successful lives, and eventually obtain U.S. citizenship.

For people who speak English as a second language, we take steps to fully explain their legal options and help them understand the applicable immigration laws. We provide legal services in English and Bengali, and we also work with translators to provide legal help to people who speak Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu, Hindko, and Spanish.

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I’ve sat across from women who waited years to tell anyone what happened to them, and it wasn’t because they didn’t want help. It was because they already knew what people would ask. Why didn’t you leave? What were you wearing? Are you sure that’s what happened? Hearing that from the person who hurt you is one thing, but hearing it from everyone else afterward is what teaches people to stay quiet. We’ve gotten so used to reading about r*pe that it barely registers anymore. We size people up by how they look before they’ve said a word, and when we see someone being treated badly, most of us look down at our phones and keep walking. Then we act surprised when the people who need help the most stop asking for it. And somehow, with all of that happening in our own communities, so much of the energy and outrage right now is aimed at immigrants. The same group that study after study shows commits crimes at lower rates than people born here. We are pouring time, money, and fear into the wrong place while women still aren’t believed, kids still aren’t safe, and the people doing real harm are often the ones we already know. If we actually cared about safety, that’s where our attention would be. I don’t have a neat way to wrap this up. I just know that in all my years of doing this work, staying quiet has never once protected the person who needed protecting, and pointing fingers at the wrong people hasn’t either. #cornell #frat #immigrationA removal order used to tell you where you were going. Not anymore. 🚨 The Supreme Court just let DHS resume deporting some people to countries not listed on their removal order, including places they’ve never lived. This isn’t a final ruling, and arguments are set for December. But right now, the policy is in effect. If you or someone you love has a final removal order, talk to an immigration attorney now. Don’t wait for ICE to call. #immigration #immigrationlaw #breakingnews #deportation #knowyourrightsThis happened in Texas. And we wonder, how it’s fair in any context for a child to go alone to court without representation. The fight will continue. #immigration #immigrationnews #immigrationlawyers #immigrationattorneyDon’t assume ICE arrests aren’t happening much in Texas- they are. We just don’t hear about them as much because not enough people are speaking up, especially about those arrested with no criminal record. #ice #immigrationlawyer #immigrationattorney #immigrationhelpExplaining the N-600 process as simply as possible. It’s specifically for people who may become U.S. citizens automically, and we discuss how they qualify. #immigration #uscitizenship #uscitizen #immigrationattorney #n600DHS says deportations are lowering your rent. Here are the facts they left out. Rents across the country have been going down for 37 months straight, since 2023, long before the ICE raids ramped up. The reason is simple: builders put up more new apartments after the pandemic than we’ve seen since the 1980s. When there are more apartments than renters, landlords have to lower prices. The cities DHS bragged about, like Austin, Nashville, Phoenix, San Antonio, and Dallas, are the same cities that built the most. That is supply and demand, not deportations. Here’s the part they didn’t mention. About 1 in 4 construction workers in the U.S. is an immigrant. In Texas, it’s closer to 4 in 10. Research shows that when deportations go up, fewer homes get built and prices go up with them. If the plan for cheaper rent depends on your neighbors disappearing, it was never a housing plan. Sources are pinned in the comments. #Immigration #dhs #massdeportationImmigrants and children of immigrants are some of the hardest working people in this country, period. They pick the crops, build the homes, clean the offices, care for your parents, and staff the hospitals. They work double shifts, take the jobs nobody else will, and still find time to raise families and build businesses. Immigrant parents came here with nothing and made something. Then they pushed us to work twice as hard because they knew we’d have to. So before you blame immigrants for “taking your job,” ask yourself if you were ever willing to do it. #immigration #immigrants #childrenofimmigrants #firstgenJust for fun- which lawyer would you pick to represent you in immigration court? Heads up- all of these, except for the last two, are fictional characters. Please don’t start looking them up. #immigrationlawyer #immigrationattorney #lawyerYour green card is not a guarantee. 🚨 Certain criminal convictions, even ones that seem minor, can lead to deportation or block you from ever becoming a U.S. citizen. A drug possession charge with no jail time. A DUI with injury. Two separate shoplifting charges years apart. Any of these can be enough to put a green card holder in removal proceedings in front of an immigration judge. Only an immigration judge can actually revoke a green card. But ICE can start that process at any time, and old convictions don’t expire in the eyes of immigration law. A Colorado father who has lived here 30+ years is facing deportation over a marijuana charge from his teenage years. A woman who came here legally at age 9 was detained at the airport coming back from a family trip, over a decades-old marijuana conviction. This is why the plea deal your criminal lawyer called “no big deal” can end up being the reason you lose your status. Before you plead guilty to anything, and before you file for citizenship, talk to a licensed immigration attorney. Not a notario. Not a friend. #greencard #immigrationtips #immigrationhelp #citizenshipIt’s not about being cocky or overconfident. You wouldn’t say that to a man, right? It’s knowing what I bring to the table. Knowing the years I’ve put in, the work I’ve done, the knowledge I’ve earned, and the voice I’ve worked hard to find. I don’t need to make myself smaller to make someone else more comfortable with my confidence. To every woman who’s ever walked into a room knowing she’d have to prove herself twice-this one’s for you. Being underestimated has never bothered me. Sometimes, it’s an advantage.We discuss the recent ICE shooting in Austin, Texas, where DoorDash driver Rafael Perez was shot in the back by an unmarked vehicle. We highlight the lack of body cam footage and question why it hasn’t been released. #immigrationnews #immigrationupdates #ice #immigrationrightsMajor immigration update from yesterday where a federal appeals court ruled that the government’s third country deportation policy is illegal. Under this policy, DHS could deport people to countries they’ve never been to without warnings or a chance to explain dangers, particularly affecting asylum seekers. The court now requires notices, hearings, and a chance to tell their story. - D.V.D vs U.S Department of Homeland Security, First Circuit’s September -8, 2026 decision Case No. 26-1212 #immigrationlawyer #immigrationattorney #immigrationupdate #immigrationnews #breakingnews
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