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Immigration

The Immigration Section draws enthusiastic, committed lawyers working in a wide range of legal environments and looking to expand their expertise on the complex, evolving issues confronting a successful immigration practice.

Immigration Committees

  • Asylum Committee
    This committee focuses on focuses on humanitarian forms of relief, such as asylum, withholding of removal, relief under the Convention against Torture, TPS, VAWA, U and T visas, humanitarian parole.

    Contact Information

    Violeta Haralampieva

    Political Asylum/Immigration Representation (PAIR) Project

    (617) 742-9296

  • Business Committee
    Examine issues relating to employer representation & compliance, labor certification (PERM), immigrant and nonimmigrant visa petitions (H-1B, L, TN etc.), and adjustment of status.

    Contact Information

    Magaly R. Cheng

    Clark Lau LLC

    (617) 299-4209

    Ramey Sylvester

    McLane Middleton, Professional Association

    (603) 625-6464

  • Family Committee
    This committee focuses on forms of relief that arise when a noncitizen is in removal proceedings; detention issues (Know Your Rights, release under bond, orders of supervision, credible fear interviews); and immigration consequences of crimes and post-conviction relief.

    Contact Information

    Lisa Locher

    Greater Boston Legal Services

    (617) 603-1548

    Amy Wax

    Law Office of Amy M. Wax, P.C.

    (617) 227-1188

    Eloa Celedon

    Celedon Law

  • Immigration Public Service Committee
    This committee offers resources to assist BBA members to locate immigration-related pro bono opportunities in the Boston area and supports the efforts of local immigration legal services. Some of the projects we support include: asylum, KYRs to the detained population, VAWA, U and T visas, status for unaccompanied minors, TPS, and citizenship.

    Contact Information

    Erin Mary Brummer

    Fragomen

    (617) 574-0495

    Iris D. Gomez

    Massachusetts Law Reform Institute (MLRI)

    (617) 357-0700

    Rebecca C. Minahan

    Rian Immigrant Center

    (617) 542-7654

    Lisa Laurel Laurel Weinberg

    De Novo Center for Justice and Healing

    (617) 661-1010

  • Juvenile Committee
    This committee focuses on the needs of non-citizen children, including issues related to representation of juveniles in immigration court and removal proceedings; consequences of criminal convictions or delinquency matters; advocacy, policy, and practice to ensure children’s protection and right to due process/fundamental fairness; and representation of unaccompanied children in their search for safety.
  • Removal Defense Committee
    This committee focuses on forms of relief that arise when a noncitizen is in removal proceedings; detention issues (Know Your Rights, release under bond, orders of supervision, credible fear interviews); and immigration consequences of crimes and post-conviction relief.

    Contact Information

    Annelise Araujo

    Araujo & Fisher, LLC

    Janeth Moreno

    Moreno Law

    (857) 277-1067

  • Steering Committee
    The leadership committee of the Section organizes programs and discusses policy. To inquire about opportunities, please contact the Section Co-Chairs.