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Removal Defense | AG Immigration Law P.A.<\/p>

Facing Removal Proceedings? Prepare Your Asylum Case With Our Team<\/h1>

AG Immigration Law P.A. focuses on removal defense, including asylum cases in immigration court. Contact our office to discuss your situation with Adriana Gomez and our team.<\/p>

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By Adriana Gomez \u00b7 Published November 3, 2026<\/p>\n\n

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Removal Defense Attorney Broward County: Asylum Cases<\/h2>\n

A removal defense attorney can help you respond to a Notice to Appear in immigration court. If you are not in detention, your case runs on the regular court calendar, and asylum may be one of your defenses. The first deadlines start early, so the first steps matter. AG Immigration Law P.A. focuses its practice on removal defense, and this page explains how that work goes and how to reach the office.<\/p>\n\n

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If your Notice to Appear is in hand and a hearing date is coming, you do not have to decide about asylum alone. Contact AG Immigration Law P.A. to talk through your case. 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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Who Non-Detained Asylum Defense Is For and What It Covers<\/h2>\n

Non-detained asylum defense means defending a removal case while you are free, not held in immigration detention. Removal defense means answering the charges before an immigration judge. If you have a Notice to Appear, you are the respondent (the person facing removal), and you can ask the court for relief. Asylum is one of the main requests. You file it on Form I-589 with the immigration court, along with supporting evidence and proof of the fee. 8 C.F.R. \u00a7 1208.3<\/a> sets those filing rules.<\/p>\n

This page is for people who have been placed in removal proceedings, are not in detention, and want to defend the case. It also helps family members deciding whether to hire a lawyer now. A non-detained case moves on the regular court calendar. Each hearing still counts, and you must attend.<\/p>\n

Deadlines and First Steps After a Notice to Appear<\/h2>\n

The first deadline is the one-year window to file for asylum. The clock starts at your last arrival in the United States or April 1, 1997, whichever is later.<\/p>\n

Under 8 C.F.R. \u00a7 1208.4<\/a>, the one-year period runs from your last arrival in the United States or April 1, 1997, whichever is later. If you file after that year, you must show the judge that you qualify for an exception.<\/p>\n

Read your Notice to Appear and every hearing notice as soon as you get them. The 8 U.S.C. \u00a7 1229<\/a> notice to appear must state the time and place at which the proceedings will be held, and the consequences of failing, except under exceptional circumstances, to appear.<\/p>\n

Missing a hearing is serious. Under 8 U.S.C. \u00a7 1229a<\/a>, a person who does not attend after proper written notice shall be ordered removed in absentia if the government establishes by clear, unequivocal, and convincing evidence that the notice was provided and that the person is removable.<\/p>\n

Your first steps: confirm your next hearing date, gather identity and travel documents, and write down why you left your home country while the details are clear.<\/p>\n

What the Removal Defense Representation Includes<\/h2>\n

Removal defense representation covers your case from the Notice to Appear through the immigration court and, when needed, the Board of Immigration Appeals.<\/p>\n