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.
Here is the Old Immigration Judge Benchbook
May 15, 2020 Update: received today a DVD with what the EOIR says is the entire benchbook (the thing they put online last year in response to our FOIA was incomplete). The .zip file is here. April 14, 2018 Update: In response to our FOIA (and following having to...
Here is the Current Immigration Judge Bench Book (Sort Of)
Sometime in Mid-April, 2017, the Department of Justice removed the "Immigration Judge Bench Book" from the internet. Why? They won't say. We've been trying to figure that out and to reconstruct this book as a resource for practitioners. For years this book had been an...
New Form I-485 is a Huge Change From Old Form
[EDIT - because several people asked, here is a link to the old form] [SECOND EDIT - here are the old instructions as well] Today the USCIS published a revised Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (Form I-485). While this new version had been...
Matter of L-E-A- Holds Family is a Particular Social Group
In perhaps the most important asylum-related decision in the last 5 to 10 years, the BIA held today that a family unit can amount to a "particular social group" and that if their membership in that nuclear family is at least one central reason they have been or will...
Our New Immigration Reality: Presume Enforcement
Since Trump's election it has sometimes been difficult to describe to people what has actually changed in the immigration field. Aside from the two Muslim bans, both of which were blocked by the courts, very little, on the surface, seems to have significantly changed....
New Rule on Interpreters at USCIS Interviews – Form G-1256
Update 06/07/2017 - The Form G-1256 is online now at the USCIS Website. I've posted a copy of the form here. You'll notice this is the same form that was released with the August, 2015 memo announcing the form and the proposed rule. The form instructions are also the...
The Return Policy May Be Quietly Changing
Something strange is afoot and it may have wide implications for immigrants who get deported while their appeals are pending. We have no confirmation at this time of what is happening, but several recent signs make it seem that ICE is either significantly overhauling...
Five Tools For Researching Background Documents When FOIA Isn’t Enough
Much of our work as Immigration Attorneys involves researching our clients' pasts. Often to figure out how I can help a client in the future, I need to know what their history looks like. That research might include criminal records. It might include old divorce...
11th Circuit Decision on Post-Departure Motions to Seek Asylum
This afternoon we received a helpful decision from the Eleventh Circuit in a long-pending appeal about post-departure motions to reopen. Because this has been a topic of much litigation lately (and affects many people who have been deported and would be interested in...
Interpreting the Trump Immigration Enforcement Memos
On Tuesday, February 21, 2017 the DHS posted two memoranda on its website that purport to implement two Executive Orders by President Trump regarding enforcement of the immigration laws. These were originally released as drafts but are now final. This page contains...