{"id":1450,"date":"2026-10-31T02:49:22","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T02:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abogadaadrianagomez.com\/resources\/removal-defense\/immigration-court-lawyer-pembroke-pines\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T03:26:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T03:26:49","slug":"immigration-court-lawyer-pembroke-pines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/abogadaadrianagomez.com\/resources\/removal-defense\/immigration-court-lawyer-pembroke-pines\/","title":{"rendered":"Removal Defense and Immigration Law Services | AG Immigration Law P.A."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Removal Defense | Florida, Texas and New York<\/p>

Removal Defense and Immigration Law Services<\/h1>

AG Immigration Law P.A. focuses on removal defense, adjustment of status, family petitions, naturalization, removal of conditions on green cards, waivers and BIA appeals for immigrants across the US.<\/p>

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By Adriana Gomez \u00b7 Published October 30, 2026<\/p>\n\n

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Immigration Court Lawyer in Florida | AG Immigration<\/h2>\n

If you are in immigration court, asylum may be one way to ask for protection. Defensive asylum is a claim you raise inside removal proceedings, before an immigration judge. This page explains how that claim works and what representation involves. AG Immigration Law P.A. focuses its practice on immigration law, including removal defense. Clients across the United States can reach the firm about their cases.<\/p>\n\n

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If a Notice to Appear has put you in immigration court and you're weighing an asylum claim, our team can review your hearing dates and deadlines with you. Talk it through with our team — we can walk you through how a situation like yours is usually handled and what your options are.<\/p>

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What Defensive Asylum in Immigration Court Is and Who It Fits<\/h2>\n

Defensive asylum is a request for protection made to an immigration judge after the government has started removal proceedings. It differs from an affirmative application, which you file with USCIS when you are not already in court. In court, you make the claim on Form I-589.<\/p>\n

The claim usually rests on past persecution or a well-founded fear of future harm. The harm must connect to race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group. The law says one of these grounds must be at least one central reason for the persecution, according to 8 U.S.C. \u00a7 1158<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This path usually fits people who received a Notice to Appear and fear going back to their home country. Timing is the first question to review. Under 8 CFR 1208.4<\/a>, asylum applications are generally subject to a one-year filing deadline. That period runs from your last arrival in the United States, or from April 1, 1997, whichever is later. Exceptions exist, so review your dates early.<\/p>\n

What Our Removal Defense Work Covers in an Asylum Case<\/h2>\n

Our removal defense work covers the asylum claim from the first filing through any appeal. It includes the following:<\/p>\n