On January 24th and 25th 2012, Attorney Hamilton tried his first two removal cases for the year.
In the first, on the 24th, asylum was granted by Immigration Judge (IJ) Monica Little of the Los Angeles Immigration Court, to a Taita torture victim. The asylum claim was granted in spite of the complexities presented by the alien's failure to apply within one year as is generally required in asylum law. Mr. Hamilton is the only attorney to have represented the alien and has been with the case since its inception in early 2008.
In the second, on the 25th, Judge Tara Naselow-Nahas of Los Angeles, granted a Kikuyu the Relief of Non LPR Cancellation of Removal, awarding the alien outright lawful permanent resident (green-card) status. Mr. Hamilton took this case over from another attorney in its very early stages in mid 2010.
By: Maria Rangel
