When returning to your home country risks your life or freedom, there is nothing more critical than making your case for asylum as sound and as clear as possible. If you face extreme retaliation or discrimination, imprisonment, bodily harm, or the threat of death at home based on your race, religion, gender, ethnicity, political activities, family or social relationships, or sexual orientation, you have the right to receive asylum in the United States. The stakes could not be higher. A successful case means you and your dependents will receive a grant of indefinite refuge in the United States with the ability to become U.S. permanent residents. A case declined means your departure from the United States under a compelled timeframe.
The attorneys at Simmons & Ungar have been helping people win asylum and refugee status in the United States for over 50 years. We have litigated cases involving claims from every corner of the world. Our attorneys frequently provide pro bono mentoring of other lawyers in the area of asylum and refugee law. We know what it means to have so much invested in the successful outcome of your case. We won't give up. We have fought for our clients' rights to asylum up to the U.S. Supreme Court resulting in landmark law protecting the rights of asylum applicants.
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We are located at the foot of California and Market Streets at the Embarcadero and one block from BART and MUNI stations and near all immigration service offices and courts. Our staff can assist you in Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Farsi and Hebrew. We work with clients across California, the country and across the world. We look forward to working with you.
