Minneapolis, MN 55402-3707
Phone: 612.333.3000
Fax: 612.333.8829
Bassford Remele is a full service litigation firm located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Founded in 1882, the firm represents local, national and international clients in all areas of civil litigation and dispute resolution.
Immigration
Immigration law is very broad and complex, affecting both individuals and businesses. Bassford Remele attorneys have far-reaching experience in virtually every type of immigration situation, and are comfortable in adjudicating with the various offices of the Department of Homeland Security as well as in the Immigration Court, before the Board of Immigration Appeals and Administrative Appeals Unit, and in Federal District and Appellate Courts.
Business
Bassford Remele’s experience in business consultation and representation uniquely positions us to provide businesses a “big picture” approach to securing the ability of employees to travel to and from and work in the United States. Specifically, we provide the following assistance:
- Permanent residency (green cards) for professionals and skilled workers
- Temporary work visas for specialty-occupation or professional workers (H-1B)
- Temporary work visas for skilled and unskilled workers (H-2B)
- Temporary work visas for transferees from overseas business (L-1)
- Work authorization documents for qualified individuals present in the United States
- Appeals to administrative agencies
- Compliance (I-9)
Individuals
Bassford Remele approaches each individual's case uniquely, taking into account all of the circumstances that will affect the decision-making process. We assist individuals in the following specific ways:
- Temporary student visas at U.S. schools of secondary and higher education (F-1, M-1)
- Temporary training and education visas on specific programs (J-1, H-3)
- Changing from one visa classification to another
- Extending visas
- Family-based applications for permanent residence (green card)
- Applications for naturalization (citizenship)
- Travel documents for overseas travel
- Application for asylum
- Application for temporary protected status (TPS)
- Immigration and international adoptions
- Consular processing of non-immigrant and immigrant visas, with or without waivers at overseas posts
- Obtaining travel documents at foreign consulates in the U.S.
- Negotiating admissions with U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- Negotiating release from detention with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Immigration Litigation
An increasingly important aspect of immigration law involves the U.S. Government's increased efforts at immigration enforcement, resulting in increased detention and litigation in the immigration courts and federal courts, often in connection with criminal charges and convictions. Bassford Remele attorneys fearlessly challenge government actions in the federal courts. Specifically, we are experienced in the following:
- Removal (deportation) proceedings, including claims for asylum, withholding of removal, protection under the Convention Against Torture, and requests for voluntary departure
- Appeals of decisions to administrative boards and federal courts
Bassford's Immigration Team: Boris Parker and Margaret E. Noubissie.