Kansas City Immigration Attorneys
The attorneys at Hoppock Law Firm, LLC have represented hundreds of immigrants and their families all over the world in immigration court proceedings, BIA appeals, Circuit Court appeals, litigation, and benefit applications before the USCIS. We have years of experience litigating immigration cases in court, before the USCIS, and on appeal all over the United States. We have earned our reputation for being honest, hardworking, and willing to take on difficult cases in the toughest venues. We strive to develop caring relationships with clients built on communication and collaboration and would be glad to talk with you about your immigration matter.
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Why Choose the Attorneys at Hoppock Law Firm?
Experience
We have represented clients regularly before the immigration courts, USCIS, the asylum offices, and in federal court all around the United States.
Success
Although outcomes are never guaranteed, we have built a long list of victories in courts around the country, including published decisions Gatimi v. Holder, Alphonsus v. Holder, and Tula-Rubio v. Lynch, among others
Creativity
Sometimes there are better options you haven’t thought of. It starts with asking the right questions. We look for every angle to find the best option for each case.
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Read Our Recent Blog Posts:
In addition to communicating with clients about their specific cases, we try to keep clients and others informed about changes in the law, practical changes at the BIA and immigration courts, political changes that might affect our clients, and Kansas City immigration attorney issues. Here are our most recent posts. You can also read all Blog posts here.
Immigration Court Rescinds Covid Guidance, Leaving Questions About Current Policy
In a memorandum dated November 8, 2021, the Director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review, David Neal, has rescinded the agency's formal COVID-19 guidance, leaving a number of questions unanswered on how the courts will handle COVID-19 in the coming days and...
Immigration Judge Lawsuit Raises Disturbing Case Management and FOIA Issues at EOIR
A lawsuit filed in June by a former Immigration Judge, Quynh Vu Bain, and exhibits the government has since filed raises a series of concerns about the way the government is managing the immigration courts and its FOIA obligations. [Note: although the aim of her suit...
EOIR Headquarters Using Rubber Signature Stamps to Make Orders Appear Like They Came From the Immigration Judge.
The "rubber stamp" is a nefarious metaphor, historically used to accuse judges or legislatures of lacking any real power (or of refusing to exercise it). As it goes, the judge hasn't made a meaningful decision at all; their signature has merely been stamped on an...
Here Are the BIA Chairman’s Memos From 2004 to 2020 Obtained Through FOIA
For the last four years, we've been using the Freedom of Information Act to request records describing the policies and procedures that govern the processing of appeals and motions to reopen at the Board of Immigration Appeals and the Immigration Courts. One resource...
FOIA Results – EOIR’s “Guidance and Publications” Site
In January 2019 we submitted a FOIA request asking for the contents of the EOIR's "Guidance and Publications" intranet site. The site is part of the EOIR's intranet, which is accessible to all EOIR employees, and appeared to contain guidance for immigration judges on...
Venezuelans Eligible for DED (Deferred Enforced Departure) Work Cards
Today, January 20, 2021, "Deferred Enforced Departure" or "DED" is now available for all citizens of Venezuela in the United States. Once it is ready, the order will will last for a period of 18 months. There are some exceptions, so not everyone will qualify. A grant...
Immigration Courts Issuing "Standing Orders" Severely Limiting Rights During Hearings But Not Sharing Them With the Public
The Immigration Courts are secretly issuing a series of "standing orders" describing their process for handling the coronavirus. Unfortunately, nobody at EOIR is actually announcing these in any formal way. Some are being added periodically to page 234 of the...
Immigration Court “Status Docket” – the Secret Almost Alternative to Administrative Closure
We should have seen it coming. In 2018 the Attorney General ended the ability of immigration judges to administratively close cases, concluding they had in fact never had such authority. As shocking as that was at the time, we're now seeing pieces of that puzzle were...
District Court Dismisses Denaturalization Case
Today the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas dismissed a denaturalization case against our client. The order is here: U.S. v. Malik - Order Denying Denaturalization The court conducted a two-day bench trial in October, 2018 and we were eagerly awaiting...
Internal BIA Documents on Processing of Appeals and Motions
I'm writing to share more FOIA records we've received from the BIA. For the last year we've been working on obtaining records through FOIA to better understand how the Board of Immigration Appeals works from top to bottom. The thought is that with more information...