If you or a loved one received a Notice to Appear, you are now in removal proceedings, and every hearing from this point forward matters. Verde Law defends immigrant families before the Miami immigration court and in courts nationwide, from the first master calendar hearing to the final decision.
What removal proceedings look like
Deportation cases move through two stages. Master calendar hearings are short scheduling hearings where pleadings are taken and deadlines are set. The individual hearing is your trial: the day the judge hears your evidence, your testimony, and your defense. What your attorney says at the first hearing shapes everything that follows, which is why the worst mistake in a deportation case is showing up to the first hearing without a strategy.
The defenses we build
There is no single defense to deportation. There is the right defense for your facts. Depending on your history, we build cases around:
- Asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture for people who fear return to their country.
- Cancellation of removal for long-term residents with deep roots in the United States.
- Adjustment of status when a family relationship or other path to a green card exists, even mid-proceedings.
- Waivers that forgive specific immigration problems.
- Motions to terminate or suppress when the government's paperwork or conduct is defective.
- Voluntary departure as a fallback that protects your ability to return legally.
We do not guess. We pull your immigration file, analyze every prior entry and encounter, and choose the strongest path before we plead.
If your loved one is detained
Detained cases move on a faster clock. We fight the deportation case and pursue release at the same time, including bond hearings before the immigration judge. See our Bond Hearings page for how that process works.
Why acting early changes outcomes
Evidence takes time. Country condition reports, medical records, hardship documentation, and witness declarations cannot be built the week before trial. Families who bring us a case early give us the room to build it properly.
What happens if I miss my hearing?
The judge can order you removed in your absence. If that already happened, options may still exist through a motion to reopen. Contact us before assuming the case is over.
Can Verde Law take my case if I live outside Florida?
Yes. Immigration law is federal. We represent clients in immigration courts across all 50 states, with video consultations in English or Spanish.
Every case depends on its own facts. A free, confidential consultation is the fastest way to learn what defenses exist in yours.