Law Offices of David Stoller, P.A.

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David Stoller is Board Certified by the Florida Bar as an expert in the area of Immigration and Nationality Law

El Abogado David Stoller, es Certificado por la Asociación de Abogados de la Florida como experto en el área de Inmigración y Nacionalidad. -Former prosecutor with the Immigration and Naturalization Service;
-Member of Florida Bar Board Certification Committee in the area of Immigration

and Nationality Law;
-Representing individuals, businesses and organizations before the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of State, Immigration Courts, Board of Immigration Appeals and federal Courts;
-Two time winner of the Excellence in the Practice of Immigration Law award from the American Immigration Lawyers Association, Central Florida Chapter

-Ex Fiscal del Servicio de Inmigración y Naturalización.
-Miembro del Comité de Certificación de la Asociación de
Abogados de la Florida en el área de Inmigración y Nacionalidad.
-Representa individuos, empresas y organizaciones ante
el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional, Justicia y del Estado,
al igual que ante la Corte de Inmigración, Junta de Apelaciones
de Inmigración y la Corte Federal.
-Premiado dos veces por su Excelencia en la Práctica de Derecho
de Inmigración por AILA Capítulo de Florida Central.

05/11/2023

Buenas Tardes a todos,

Estamos escribiendo esta publicación para brindarles a todos tranquilidad con las nuevas leyes que el gobernador DeSantis está tratando de implementar en el estado de Florida. En referencia de inmigración hemos recibido muchas llamadas y correos electrónicos con respecto a las nuevas leyes y como podrían afectarlo a usted y a sus seres queridos. Estamos haciendo todo lo posible para responder a las preguntas de todos lo más rápido posible.

El abogado David Stoller y la abogada Claudia Hernandez estarán hablando en la estación de radio La Raza el próximo miércoles 17 de mayo a las 3:00 PM. Invitamos a todos a sintonizar mientras discuten las nuevas leyes y responden preguntas sobre lo mismo.

Gracias por su tiempo, su apoyo, y su confianza.

-Law Office of David Stoller, P.A.

11/07/2021

Everything You Wanted to Know About Challenging USCIS Delays. Our office frequently files cases before the federal courts challenging USCIS delays in adjudicating applications and petitions. While many immigration attorneys do not handle these cases, we do. Delays at USCIS can often be resolved through federal litigation, but each case must be considered individually to determine if this solution is advisable. Keep in mind that there are a number of ways to submit an inquiry to USCIS without initiating federal lawsuit. You can send a letter to the USCIS Field Office or USCIS Service Center where your case is pending. You can call the USCIS National Customer Service Center (NCSC). You can enlist a Congressional representative to submit an inquiry on your behalf. Each of these types of inquiries is like a knock on the "USCIS door" asking for help with your pending case. Despite the availability of these alternate means of knocking on the "USCIS door," the truth is that very little is done to prioritize delayed cases. Although USCIS rarely responds to these types of inquiries, cases filed before a US District Court challenging delays that have become "unreasonable" are likely to receive a response. While USCIS can ignore the knock on its own door, USCIS cannot ignore the knock on the District Court's door asking that it help to move a delayed case to completion.

Federal litigation is all completed through an online Case Management and Electronic Case Filing (CM/ECF) system. The process begins with the submission of a complaint through the CM/ECF system and the payment of a filing fee (currently $402). Once a complaint is uploaded, a Judge is assigned. Summons are issued and the defendants are served with a copy of the complaint and any exhibits. When a complaint is filed against government officials acting in an official capacity, the federal Rules of Civil Procedure require that a copy of the complaint also be served on the Office of the US Attorney General in Washington, DC and the local Office of the United States Attorney. Once service of the complaint has been completed, an attorney representing the federal government is assigned. This attorney will become our point of contact while the case is pending in the federal court system. This same attorney likewise establishes contact with a representative at USCIS through whom information about the delayed case is exchanged and shared with our office.

Working with our point of contact, we try to find an agreeable solution to the delayed case. It is important to understand that the government is provided at least 60 days following receipt of such a case to respond to the District Court. Often times, requests are made for extensions of time to respond to the lawsuit and we often agree to these extensions because time is required to move files to the appropriate location or to otherwise determine how best to resolve the matter. We want to work together with our government point of contact to complete the processing of a case. Sometimes, the government does not agree that a delay has become "unreasonable." While an agreement on how to resolve the lawsuit is often the best solution, there are cases where we disagree. In those circumstances each side submits legal memoranda to the District Court asking it to determine whether the law supports the intervention of the federal court to compel USCIS to make a decision on the case within a particular time period.

Our office has filed hundreds of these lawsuits in Florida and in District Courts in places like Alabama, California, Washington, Washington, DC and Wisconsin. In Florida, we are admitted to practice before the Middle District, the Northern District and the Southern District. If we are hired to handle a case outside of Florida, we can often gain access via a local attorney admitted to that District Court. We are often able to resolve long-delayed cases through federal litigation, usually within 90-180 days from the initiation of a lawsuit. Filing these cases provides direct access to government representatives who will often work with our office to complete the processing of a delayed case. This type of federal litigation does not guarantee that the pending application for immigration benefits will be approved. More importantly, filing such an action does not result in the government taking retribution by denying the application. Rather, this process provides a generally reliable way to resolve delayed cases with both sides working together towards a decision being made and the lawsuit being dismissed. Doing so requires consideration of current USCIS Processing Reports, historical processing records and a knowledge of the Rules of Civil Procedure and each District Court's Local Rules.

If you or someone you know has a case that has been pending before USCIS for an extended period of time and you are wondering if anything can be done to move the case forward, contact our office and schedule an appointment to consult with one of our attorneys. Each case is considered on its individual merits and our posts regarding successes that we have had with similar cases is no guarantee of an outcome in any other case...even another case with similar facts. Finally, these cases are not as costly as you might think, Having previously handled many of these cases, we have a library of material at the ready to handle the work associated with any new case we are hired to handle. We generally work on a flat-rate basis and our fees are not cost prohibitive. We understand that delays often add to extended separations and we try to provide an effective service to resolve these cases while remaining affordable. We offer payment plans and are always ready to try and find a way to help. We look forward to hearing from you and we are always available to respond to any inquiries regarding this type of work.

11/07/2021

Approval of Delayed Asylee Adjustment Applications. We represent two Iraqi sisters who were granted political asylum in the United States. Our clients each filed a Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, with USCIS seeking to become lawful permanent residents. These applications were received for processing in March 2019. We uploaded a complaint with the US District Court on August 17, 2021 seeking assistance under the Mandamus Act, the Administrative Procedure Act and the Declaratory Judgment Act. As of April 30, 2021, USCIS was reporting that it was processing similar cases at the Texas Service Center in 13-34 months. When our complaint was received, USCIS reported that similar applications took anywhere from 27-62.5 months to complete. Our clients received a Request for Evidence asking for the submission of the required medical exams 30 days later. Both I-485's were approved last week. If you or someone you know has a case pending for an extended period of time, schedule an appointment with one of our licensed attorneys to discuss options that may be available to compel USCIS to make a decision. Please keep in mind that each case is considered individually and that the example discussed in this post is no guarantee of any outcome in any other case.

11/07/2021

Delayed Asylum Case Scheduled For Interview. We represent an Egyptian couple who applied for asylum based on a fear of persecution based on religious beliefs. USCIS received the couple's Form I-589, Application for Asylum and Withholding of Removal, during July 2015. A filing receipt was issued, our clients were scheduled to appear for biometrics and they heard nothing further from USCIS despite submission of a number of requests for status updates. We filed a complaint with the US District Court asking for assistance under the Mandamus Act, the Administrative Procedure Act and the Declaratory Judgment Act. Our goal was to compel USCIS to schedule an interview on the pending asylum application. The complaint was uploaded with the District Court on September 7, 2021. About one month later, we received notice that an interview had been scheduled at the Miami Asylum Office. That interview was completed this past week. If you or someone you know has an application for asylum that has been pending for an extended period of time, please call our office and schedule an appointment to consult with a licensed attorney. We consider the merits of each case individually and the example discussed in this post is no guarantee of an outcome in any other case.

10/24/2021

Decisión Sobre Solicitud de Asilo Retrasada. Representamos a un ciudadano yemení que presentó un Formulario I-589, Solicitud de Asilo Político y Retención de Deportación, ante el USCIS en Abril de 2016. Este cliente vive en el sur de California, por lo que su caso de asilo estaba dentro de la jurisdicción de la Oficina de Asilo de Los Ángeles. El 13 de Julio de 2020, presentamos una demanda ante la División de Los Ángeles Para el Distrito Central de California en busca de asistencia en virtud de la Ley Mandamus, la Ley de Procedimiento Administrativo y la Ley de Sentencia Declaratoria. El fiscal federal adjunto asignado al caso nos informó que el gobierno no estaría de acuerdo en programar una entrevista de asilo. En cambio, el gobierno presentó una moción para desestimar la demanda. Respondimos un viernes por la noche (30 de Abril de 2021). El lunes siguiente (3 de Mayo de 2021), el gobierno se puso en contacto con nuestra oficina con una oferta para mantener el caso pendiente mientras se programaba una entrevista ante la Oficina de Asilo. Acordamos. Se programó una entrevista para el 7 de Junio de 2021. La decisión final sobre la solicitud de asilo se emitió el 29 de Septiembre de 2021. Si bien algunos abogados presentan acciones en un tribunal federal para obligar al USCIS a tomar una decisión sobre una solicitud retrasada, muchos no responderán a una moción de desestimación. Luchamos contra el intento del gobierno de desestimar el caso. USCIS programó a nuestro cliente para una entrevista y adjudicó la solicitud de asilo. Si usted o alguien que conoce tiene una solicitud demorada para cualquier beneficio de inmigración pendiente ante USCIS, comuníquese con nuestra oficina y hable con uno de nuestros abogados sobre cómo podríamos ayudarlo. Tenga en cuenta que cada caso debe ser considerado individualmente, el éxito con el caso discutido en esta publicación no es garantía de éxito con cualquier otro caso.

10/24/2021

Decision Issued on Delayed Asylum Application. We represent a Yemeni national who filed a Form I-589, Application for Political Asylum and Withholding of Removal, with USCIS in April 2016. This client lives in Southern California, so his asylum case was within the jurisdiction of the Los Angeles Asylum Office. On July 13, 2020. we filed a complaint with the Los Angeles Division of the US District Court for the Central District of California seeking assistance under the Mandamus Act, the Administrative Procedure Act and the Declaratory Judgment Act. The Assistant U.S. Attorney assigned to the case informed us that the government would not agree to schedule an asylum interview. Instead, the government filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit. We responded on a Friday evening (April 30, 2021). The following Monday (May 3, 2021), the government contacted our office with an offer to keep the case pending while an interview was scheduled before the Asylum Office. We agreed. An interview was scheduled on June 7, 2021. A final decision on the asylum application was issued on September 29, 2021. While some attorneys file actions in federal court seeking to compel USCIS to make a decision on a delayed application, many will not respond to a motion to dismiss. We fought back against the government's attempt to dismiss the case. USCIS scheduled our client for an interview and adjudicated the asylum application. If you or someone you know has a delayed application for any immigration benefit pending before USCIS, contact our office and speak with one of our attorney's how we might be able to help. Please keep in mind that each case must be considered individually, success with the case discussed in this post is no guarantee of success with any other case.

10/24/2021

Formulario I-130 Retrasado Aprobado en Un Mes. Fuimos contratados por un ciudadano estadounidense para ayudar a obtener una decisión sobre un Formulario I-130, Petición de Familiar Extranjero, presentado en nombre de su madre, una ciudadana mexicana. El I-130 fue recibido por USCIS en su Centro de Servicio de California el 17 de mayo de 2018. El I-130 había sido recibido por USCIS en su Centro de Servicio de California el 17 de mayo de 2018. Cuando presentamos una demanda ante la corte federal el 13 de septiembre de 2021, el I-130 había estado pendiente durante casi 40 meses. Nuestra demanda solicitó asistencia en virtud de la Ley Mandamus, la Ley de Procedimiento Administrativo y la Ley de Sentencia Declaratoria. Al presentar la acción en el Tribunal de Distrito, USCIS informaba que estaba procesando casos similares en 24.5-32 meses. La semana pasada recibimos un aviso de aprobación, con fecha del 12 de octubre de 2021. Menos de 30 días para pasar de una solicitud pendiente a una petición aprobada en camino al Centro Nacional de Visas para su procesamiento adicional. Si usted o alguien que conoce tiene una solicitud de beneficios de inmigración pendiente por demasiado tiempo, llámenos para programar una consulta inicial para hablar con uno de nuestros abogados y ver si podemos ayudarlo a resolver el caso. Tenga en cuenta que cada caso es diferente de cualquier otro y no hay garantía de éxito en ningún caso.

10/24/2021

Delayed Form I-130 Approved in One Month. We were hired by a U.S. citizen to help obtain a decision on a delayed Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, filed on behalf of her mother, a Mexican national. The I-130 had been received by USCIS at its California Service Center on May 17, 2018. By the time we filed a complaint with the federal court on September 13, 2021, the I-130 had been pending for nearly 40 months. Our complaint sought assistance under the Mandamus Act, the Administrative Procedure Act and the Declaratory Judgment Act. Upon filing of the action in the District Court, USCIS was reporting that it was processing similar cases in 24.5-32 months. Last week we received an approval notice, dated October 12, 2021. Less than 30 days to go from backlog to an approved petition on its way to the National Visa Center for further processing. If you or someone you know has an application for immigration benefits pending far too long, call us to schedule an initial consultation to speak with one of our attorneys to see if we can help you resolve the case. Please keep in mind that each case is different from any other and there is no guarantee of success with any case.

10/10/2021

"Good Faith" Waiver Approved at the Immigration Court. This past week, our office helped a Moroccan national obtain the approval of a Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence ("Form I-751"), previously denied by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ("USCIS"). Our client was initially approved for conditional residency in 2012. Prior to the expiration of her conditional resident status in 2014, the marriage ended in divorce. We filed a Form I-751 seeking a "good faith" waiver of the Form i-751 joint filing requirement. USCIS denied this Form I-751 in December 2015. Our client was then placed in removal proceedings before the Immigration Court and we asked to renew the Form I-751 before an Immigration Judge. Although it took nearly six years to complete, the Immigration Court approved the Form I-751 after holding a hearing. We presented testimony from our client and her ex-spouse in support of our claim that the marriage was indeed a bona fide relationship and the Immigration Judge agreed. The condition attached to our client's residency was removed and she is now eligible to apply for naturalization. Anyone with a Form I-751 pending before USCIS, the Immigration Court or the Board of Immigration Appeals is entitled to receive an "ADIT" stamp as evidence of lawful status as a conditional permanent resident. An "ADIT" stamp is temporary evidence of lawful status provided by USCIS and can be used to work and to travel while a Form I-751 is pending review. Please call our office if we can be of assistance to you or a loved one with a similar case. We can assist with resolving a delayed Form I-751 pending before USCIS and we can help with the renewing a denied Form I-751 before the Immigration Court. We can also provide guidance on how to obtain an "ADIT" stamp as temporary evidence of lawful status. Keep in mind that every case must be considered on its own merit and that the outcome discussed in this post is no guarantee of success with your case or any similar matter.

10/02/2021

Adjudication of Delayed Forms I-130 filed on behalf of parents of US citizen. We were hired to file an action in the US District Court seeking to compel USCIS to adjudicate a Form I-130 filed by an adult US citizen on behalf of his mother and his father. These Forms I-130 were received by USCIS on March 22, 2019. We filed a complaint with the US District Court on July 21, 2021 seeking relief under the Mandamus Act and the Administrative Procedure Act. We received approval notices from USCIS before the end of September 2021. At the time the complaint was received, USCIS was reporting that it required a little as 1 month to as much as 40 months to adjudicate similar petitions. Processing reports published by USCIS vary widely depending on where a Form I-130 is pending adjudication. Our Forms I-130 were pending for about 28 months at the time this complaint was filed. If you or someone you know have a case that is pending before USCIS longer than expected, please contact our office for an initial consultation to discuss how we might be able to help. Keep in mind that no two cases are exactly alike and this result is no guarantee of a similar outcome in other cases.

Adjudicación de Formularios I-130 retrasados presentados en nombre de los padres de ciudadanos estadounidenses. Fuimos contratados para presentar una demanda en el Tribunal de Distrito de los EE. UU. para obligar al USCIS a adjudicar un Formulario I-130 presentado por un ciudadano estadounidense adulto en nombre de su madre y su padre. USCIS recibió estos Formularios I-130 el 22 de marzo de 2019. Presentamos la demanda ante el Corte el 21 de julio de 2021 en busca de reparación en virtud de la Ley Mandamus y la Ley de Procedimiento Administrativo. Recibimos cartas de aprobación de finales de septiembre de 2021. En el momento en que se recibió la demanda, USCIS informaba que requería de un mes a 40 meses para adjudicar peticiones similares. Los informes de procesamiento publicados por USCIS varían ampliamente según el lugar en el que un Formulario I-130 esté pendiente. Estos Formularios I-130 estuvieron pendientes durante aproximadamente 28 meses en el momento en que se presentó esta demanda. Si usted o alguien que conoce tiene un caso pendiente ante el USCIS por más tiempo de lo esperado, comuníquese con nuestra oficina para una consulta inicial para discutir cómo podríamos ayudarlo. Tenga en cuenta que no hay dos casos exactamente iguales y este resultado no garantiza un resultado similar en otros casos.

09/19/2021

Delayed Asylee Adjustment Application Approved. Our office represents an Egyptian family granted asylum in 2017. One year later, each member of the family filed a Form I-485 with USCIS. These applications were received on July 27, 2018. USCIS Processing Reports currently indicate that similar applications pending at the Texas Service Center can take anywhere from 13.5 to 39 months to adjudicate. Our office was consulted regarding the delayed adjudication of the family's applications for adjustment of status and we filed a complaint with the federal court seeking to compel USCIS to adjudicate the family's pending applications. Our clients' applications for adjustment of status were pending for 33 months when our complaint was received by the District Court on April 30, 2021. USCIS issued Requests for Evidence on July 19, 2021. We received approval notices from USCIS late last week. Please call our office and schedule an initial consultation if you or a loved one have a case pending beyond the processing times reported by USCIS. We can review the case, determine if assistance through the federal courts is possible, explain the costs involved and the time expected to resolve the case. This work is affordable and payment plans are available. Please note that each case is considered by our attorneys on an individual basis. The case example discussed in this post does not represent any guarantee of a particular outcome with any other case.

09/12/2021

Another Provisional Waiver Approval Results in Issuance of Immigrant Visa to Honduran National. Late last week, we received word that a client had been issued an immigrant visa by the US Consular Office in Honduras. Our client had initially entered the United States without inspection and was therefore ineligible to apply for adjustment of status through his marriage to a U.S. citizen ("USC"). When we were hired, our client was pending in removal proceedings before the Immigration Court in Orlando. We were able to obtain the approval of a Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, filed by the USC spouse. Notice of this approval was sent to the National Visa Center and we began to "consular process" the approved Form I-130. We submitted a Form I-601A, Application for Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver, to USCIS and that was approved. Once we completed uploading the documentation necessary to complete the consular processing of the approved Form I-130, the case was placed on hold as a result of the pandemic. We received notice that the case would be scheduled for an interview at the US Consular Office in Honduras and we went back to work on the case. We had to get the case back before the Immigration Court in order to obtain an order granting our client the privilege of voluntary departure so that he could attend his scheduled interview in Honduras. We were able to accomplish this objective with the assistance of the staff at the Immigration Court and the attorneys representing Immigration and Customs Enforcement. An interview was completed at the Consular Office and we received word that an immigrant visa was issued. This client left the United States under an order of voluntary departure and when he returns about one month later, he will return as a lawful permanent resident. If we can assist you or someone you know with a similar case, please call us to schedule a consultation.

Otra aprobación de exención provisional resulta en la emisión de una visa de inmigrante a un ciudadano hondureño. A fines de la semana pasada, recibimos la noticia de que la Oficina Consular de los Estados Unidos en Honduras había emitido una visa de inmigrante a un cliente. Nuestro cliente había ingresado inicialmente a los Estados Unidos sin inspección, por lo que no era elegible para solicitar el ajuste de estatus a través de su matrimonio con un ciudadano estadounidense ("USC"). Cuando nos contrataron, nuestro cliente estaba pendiente de un proceso de deportación ante el Tribunal de Inmigración de Orlando.Pudimos obtener la aprobación de un Formulario I-130, Petición de familiar extranjero, presentado por el cónyuge de USC. Se envió una notificación de esta aprobación al Centro Nacional de Visas y comenzamos a "procesar consular" el Formulario I-130 aprobado. Presentamos un Formulario I-601A, Solicitud de Exención Provisional de Presencia Ilegal, a USCIS y fue aprobado. Una vez que completamos la carga de la documentación necesaria para completar el trámite consular del Formulario I-130 aprobado, el caso quedó en suspenso como resultado de la pandemia. Recibimos un aviso de que el caso sería programado para una entrevista en la Oficina Consular de los Estados Unidos en Honduras y volvimos a trabajar en el caso. Tuvimos que devolver el caso a la Corte de Inmigración para obtener una orden que le otorgara a nuestro cliente el privilegio de salida voluntaria para que pudiera asistir a su entrevista programada en Honduras. Pudimos lograr este objetivo con la ayuda del personal de la Corte de Inmigración y los abogados que representan al Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas. Se completó una entrevista en la Oficina Consular y recibimos la noticia de que se emitió una visa de inmigrante. Este cliente salió de los Estados Unidos bajo una orden de salida voluntaria y cuando regrese aproximadamente un mes después, regresará como residente permanente legal. Si podemos ayudarlo a usted oa alguien que conoce con un caso similar, llámenos para programar una consulta.

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