Attorney Hamilton is scheduled to argue the case of a Kenyan married couple seeking asylum in the United States, before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, in Pasadena, California, on October 7, 2010. He has been pursuing asylum and alternative forms of humanitarian relief on behalf of the aliens in this matter since April of 2002. The 9th Circuit Petition for Review alone (after a subsequent 4 year process in the exhaustion of the Asylum Office, Immigration Court and Board of Immigration Appeals stages) has been litigated over the last four and a half years. Even after arguments before the 9th Cirucit, a decision may remain pending for several months.
This case requires review by the Court, of many novel and nuanced legal concepts, and Mr. Hamilton will be preparing himself for these arguments throughout the month of September.
By: Maria Rangel
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