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Marriage and Family Immigration
United States citizens and legal permanent residents (green-card holders) can apply for certain family members to become permanent residents. If the noncitizen family member lives outside of the United States, the process is called consular processing, and if they are here already it is called adjustment of status. Attorney Rosenbaum represents foreign nationals pursuing K-1 fiancée visas, spousal visas, and petitions for children and parents.
Some non-citizens may need a waiver and may have been arrested or have a conviction in the United States or abroad, have been involved with a group that the United States government (or their own) considers a terrorist organization, or more commonly, have triggered a bar or did not enter the United States with permission. Attorney Rosenbaum has extensive experience helping people facing these challenges.
She also represents non-citizens in I-751 removal of conditions processes, including when the marriage has unfortunately fallen apart, or the United States citizen spouse has become abusive.
Citizenship and Naturalization, and Denaturalization
Pursuing United States citizenship is incredibly important because permanent resident status is not necessarily permanent. For example, if a greencard holder commits or is convicted of certain crimes, or leaves the country for too long, the immigration authorities can take away their greencard, and their right to stay here. United States citizenship comes with rights and privileges including voting, serving on a jury, and the ability to travel anywhere in the world, as long as you want.
There are important requirements to naturalize, including things like good moral character. Something as innocent as mistakenly registering to vote can interfere with a permanent resident’s ability to become a citizen. In some cases, if the immigration authorities mistakenly gave you a greencard when they should not have, even if you didn’t know, when you go to naturalize, they can take it away, and even deport you. Committing crimes after getting a greencard can also both make someone not eligible to become a citizen, and can cause them to be deported. For these reasons, it is especially important to consult with an experienced immigration attorney before pursuing United States citizenship.
Humanitarian Relief and Removal Defense
Some immigrants who are here in the United States are afraid to return to their home countries because they have been harmed or fear harm in their home country. That harm has to be serious, and the person or people who hurt them had to have targeted them because of a protected characteristic, like religion, race, national origin, or something called “particular social group” that can include other categories, like LGBTQIA+ status. Attorney Rosenbaum has substantial experience in this area, and has helped people get the right to stay in the United States. She has represented immigrants at the Asylum Office and in Immigration Court, and on Appeal. She also has experience in the decision-maker’s seat, as an Asylum Officer.
There are other means for some immigrants to stay safely in the United States – U visas, VAWA or the Violence Against Women Act (which includes men or others who do not identify with either gender category).
LGBTQA+ Immigration
The Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in the United States v. Windsor case in 2013. That decision revolutionized immigration law. Since then, same-sex partners could finally have the same rights in immigration law to petition for their spouses, and more. Attorney Rosenbaum has been honored to represent LGBTQA+ families and individuals in their immigration cases.
Appeals and District Court Litigation Including Criminal Histories and Terrorism
Attorney Rosenbaum began her work in immigration law writing briefs and handling appeals in complex immigration law cases before the Board of Immigration Appeals and circuit courts of appeal.
She represents non-citizens, and acts as a consultant for other immigration attorneys in cases involving immigration consequences of criminal histories and terrorism bar allegations. She has successfully completed briefing and conducted oral argument in a high profile Ninth Circuit terrorism bar case, and has written more briefs than she can count.
Attorney Rosenbaum has litigated immigration cases in district court, including naturalization and adjustment of status delays, as well as immigration detention habeas corpus cases during the COVID-19 pandemic. She is a dedicated advocate, a teacher, and author for other lawyers and students, and a scholar. Because of this, she is proud to dive into complex cases and create and advance the best legal strategy so her clients can stay in the United States.