Garcia, Miranda, Gonzalez-Rua, P.A.

Partner Andoni Gonzalez-Rua was granted Lawful Permanent Residency at the USCIS Hialeah Field Office for a client from Spain based on marriage to a United States citizen.

Partner Andoni Gonzalez-Rua was granted Cancellation of Removal for Certain Non-Permanent Residents at the Orlando Immigration Court for a Peruvian client who had been in the United States for 17 years, based on hardship to his elderly mother even though he had been convicted of three (3) DUIs. Partner Andoni Gonzalez-Rua had previously been granted bond at Krome Service Processing Center for this client on two (2) occasions.

Partner Andoni Gonzalez-Rua was granted Lawful Permanent Residency at the USCIS Hialeah Field Office for a mother and son based on marriage to a United States citizen.

Partner Andoni Gonzalez-Rua was granted an I-360 by the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) following a denial by USCIS for a child seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile Status.

Partner Andoni Gonzalez-Rua won an Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) appeal for a client who was ultimately granted an I-212 after first having been denied by USCIS and threated with deportation by ICE Miramar after being in the United States since the early 1990s.

Associate Javier Taveras was granted Lawful Permanent Residency for a Colombian client who had entered the United States with a B-2 Visa in March of 2020 and after only four months of processing time with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Associate Javier Taveras was granted an EOIR 42-A Cancellation of Removal for Certain Lawful Permanent Residents for a Haitian client detained at Glades County Detention center in Moore Haven, FL after a successful appeal with the Board of Immigration Appeals that remanded the case for a new decision.

Associate Javier Taveras was granted Naturalization for a Canadian client after only two months of case processing time with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Partner Andoni Gonzalez-Rua was granted an E2 investment visa for a citizen of Chile based on a $100,000 investment in the United States.

Partner Andoni Gonzalez-Rua was granted an E2 investment visa for a citizen of Colombia based on a $75,000 investment in the United States.

Associate Javier Taveras was granted an EOIR 42-A Cancellation of Removal for Certain Lawful Permanent Residents for a client detained at Glades County Detention center in Moore Haven, FL after successfully being granted a Motion to Reopen and arguing against their removal based on the detainee’s statelessness.

 Associate Javier Taveras was granted a $10,000 bond at Glades County Detention Center for a Kazakhstan client who was detained following a battery arrest.

Associate Javier Taveras was granted Naturalization for a Cuban Lawful Permanent Resident who was previously detained at the Krome Processing Center in Miami, FL for criminal convictions.

Associate Javier Taveras was granted a $5,000 at Broward Transitional Center for a Dominican client who was detained following an arrest by ICE on a Grey Hound bus.

Partner Andoni Gonzalez-Rua was granted residency in Bogota, Colombia for a Colombian client that had spent 28 years undocumented in the United States. Mr. Gonzalez-Rua successfully represented the client with a petition from his USC child, an I-601a waiver, and ultimately consular processing for residency.

Partner Andoni Gonzalez-Rua was granted residency for a Cuban client who had previously been denied residency based on fraud and misrepresentation. Mr. Gonzalez-Rua successfully appealed the case with USCIS agreeing that the previous fraud and misrepresentation finding was incorrect.

$5,000 Bond Granted at Krome Service Processing Center: Associate Javier Taveras was granted a $5,000 bond for a Polish client who was detained at Monroe County Jail by ICE after a conviction for Domestic Battery in Citrus County, Florida.

$5,000 Bond Granted at Krome Service Processing Center: Associate Javier Taveras was granted a $5,000 bond for a Mexican client who was detained at Glades County Jail by ICE after a Domestic Battery arrest in Lee County, Florida.

Residency Granted for Cuban National: Partner Andoni Gonzalez-Rua was granted Lawful Permanent Residency for a Cuban national.

LPR Cancellation Granted: Associate Javier Taveras won Lawful Permanent Resident Cancellation of Removal (EOIR-42A) for a Cuban Lawful Permanent Resident who was detained at Krome Service Processing Center for a client that was previously convicted in Hillsborough County, Florida for Arson, Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Sell, Deliver, or Manufacture, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia relating to a marijuana grow house.

Residency Granted for Cuban National: Partner Andoni Gonzalez-Rua was granted Lawful Permanent Residency for a Cuban national.

Associate Javier Taveras had an application for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) approved for a Colombian client. The approval took less then 1 month.

Partner Callan Garcia was granted Naturalization for a Colombian lawful permanent resident who had previously been granted asylum.

Partner Andoni Gonzalez-Rua had a residency granted for a Mexican client who had previously been denied residency by USCIS based on a battery conviction from Illinois. Mr. Gonzalez-Rua successfully appealed the initial denial of residency arguing that the client’s battery convictions were not Crimes Involving Moral Turpitude. USCIS ultimately agreed with Mr. Gonzalez-Rua and granted the client residency based on his marriage to a United States Citizen.

Associate Javier Taveras had removal proceedings terminated for a Cuban Resident client who was detained at Krome Service Processing Center in Miami, FL and charged with having committed a Crime Involving Moral Turpitude. Mr. Taveras successfully argued that the client’s Miami-Dade County, FL conviction for Armed Burglary, Grand Theft, and Possession of Burglary Tools was not for a Crime Involving Moral Turpitude.

Partner Andoni Gonzalez-Rua had residency granted for a Cuban client who had previously been denied by USCIS.

Partner Andoni Gonzalez-Rua had a Removal of Conditions (I-751) granted for Brazilian national married to United States citizen.

Partner Andoni Gonzalez-Rua had a Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver (I-601A) granted for a Colombian client who is the father of United States citizen and spouse of a resident. Mr. Gonzalez-Rua established that the client’s resident spouse would suffer extreme hardship if his waiver was not granted. Based on this decision, the client case apply for residency.

Associate Javier Taveras was granted a $5,000 bond at Broward Transitional Center in Pompano Beach, FL for a client from Venezuela.

Partner Callan Garcia was granted residency for a Haitian client who had survived domestic violence from their United States citizen spouse.

Partner Andoni Gonzalez-Rua had a Stay of Removal granted for a Colombian client with an order of deportation. Based on this decision, the client will not be deported from the United States and will not have to leave behind her three United States Citizen children.

Associate Javier Taveras was granted a $15,000 bond at Broward Transitional Center in Pompano Beach, FL for a client from Nicaragua.

Associate Javier Taveras was granted Naturalization for Cuban lawful permanent resident with a previous criminal record that included a domestic violence injunction.

Partner Andoni Gonzalez-Rua had USCIS grant a change of status for a Colombian investor who invested $95,000 in a Florida startup.

Partner Andoni Gonzalez-Rua had a Stay of Removal granted for a Venezuelan client with an order of deportation. Based on this decision, the client will not be deported from the United States and will not have to leave behind her two United States Citizen children.

Associate Javier Taveras was granted a $7,500 bond at Krome Service Processing Center in Miami, FL for a client from Dominican Republic. Based on this decision, the client can now reunite with his United States citizen fiancée and United States Citizen child.

Associate Javier Taveras had removal proceedings terminated for a Haitian resident client who was detained at Krome Service Processing Center in Miami, FL and charged with having been convicted on an aggravated felony. Mr. Taveras successfully argued that the client’s multiple convictions from Charlotte County, FL for Unlicensed Contracting during a State of Emergency were not aggravated felonies. Based on this decision, the client was released from detention and continues to be a resident of the United States.

Associate Javier Taveras was granted a $12,500 bond at Broward Transitional Center in Pompano Beach, FL for a client from Guatemala.

Associate Javier Taveras was granted a $1,500 bond at Krome Service Processing Center in Miami, FL for a client from Honduras who had a TPS application pending. Based on this decision, the client can now reunite with his resident spouse and four United States Citizen children.

Associate Javier Taveras was granted a $12,500 bond at Broward Transitional Center in Pompano Beach, FL for a client from Kenya.

Associate Javier Taveras was granted a $20,000 bond at Broward Transitional Center in Pompano Beach, FL for a client who was detained arriving at Miami International Airport from Venezuela. The client was fleeing persecution in Venezuela and can now pursue his claim for Asylum in a non-detained setting.

Partner Andoni Gonzalez-Rua had USCIS grant a change of status for an Italian investor who invested $25,000 in a Florida startup.

Partner Andoni Gonzalez-Rua was granted Lawful Permanent Residency with a waiver for Fraud at the USCIS Orlando Field Office for a Colombian client with an order of removal.

Associate Javier Taveras was granted Asylum status for a Venezuelan client. Based on this decision the client is able to adjust to the status of a Lawful Permanent Resident.