On June 7, 2010, Attorney Hamilton tried yet another Kenyan asylum claim before the San Diego Immigration Court. The case was a complex one, involving a theory of "firm resettlement" in Europe as a ground for denial, posed by the Government, since the alien had resided in a certain European country for many years before coming to the United States. [Aliens, by law, are not entitled to asylum in the United States, if they have been "firmly resettled" in another country]. Mr. Hamilton was further required to overcome the government's initial arguments with regard to the alien's ineligibility due to the alien's failure to apply for asylum within one year of entry. The Immigration Judge, finding that the alien was not firmly resettled and had in fact satisfied a legalistic exception to the one year filing requirement, granted the asylum claim. Chow & Hamilton is grateful for the protection the Court has extended this client. The majority of Mr. Hamilton's immigration litigation matters continue to be conducted in the Los Angeles Immigration Court.
By: Chow & Hamilton
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