Buffalo News article on Humanitarian Parole denials at Buffalo Federal Detention Facility quotes Matthew Borowski

Phil Fairbanks at the Buffalo News is covering an important lawsuit against federal immigration authorities that has been filed by the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU).

A lawsuit filed by the NYCLU claims that, under the Trump administration, immigration authorities at the Buffalo Federal Detention Facility have "stopped a long-standing practice of granting parole to asylum seekers who are not considered a danger to the community and have a credible chance of being granted asylum."

"A lot of these people have suffered trauma in the past," said Matthew K. Borowski, a Buffalo immigration lawyer. "And now, they're languishing in jail."


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Asylum seekers at federal jail in Batavia sue over lack of parole - The Buffalo News

Buffalo Immigration Lawyer Matthew Borowski wins asylum case for Afghan army captain who fought Taliban alongside American troops

Last of three Afghan soldiers who fled to Buffalo wins asylum - Buffalo News

Noorullah Aminyar Wins the Fight of His Life - Esquire Magazine

Borowski Law Featured in Esquire Magazine Article on Captain Aminyar's Asylum Case

The Fight of His Life - Esquire Magazine

Esquire Magazine has published a detailed article following the chronicle of Noorullah Aminyar, the Afghan army captain who is seeking asylum in the United States and is being represented by Borowski Immigration Law.

From the article:

The first time Captain Noorullah Aminyar traveled to the United States, in 2012, he felt calm and peaceful in a way he never had before. Back home in Afghanistan, he had slept fully clothed, boots on, hand on his rifle. The Taliban attacked every night, and he had to be ready. "But when I come to America," he told me, "I have no stress in America. I sleep good. I tell you, I have no stress. It was really easy. It was a good thing. You feel safe. I was born in the war. I grew up in the war. Always, your life is in danger. You find a little safe time, for sure you'll be happy."

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Matthew Borowski interviewed regarding Supreme Court decision to reinstate portion of Trump's travel ban

 

What Ruling on Trump's Travel Ban Means for WNY

Immigration lawyer Matthew Borowski appears on Spectrum News - Buffalo to discuss Trump's travel ban and the Supreme Court's last-minute decision to allow the ban to proceed with respect to non-citizens from the countries on the list who have no bona fide relationship with U.S. persons or entities.

Borowski Immigration Law wins gang-based LGBT asylum case for detained Salvadoran client

Buffalo immigration attorney Ryan Witmer, a partner with the Law Office of Matthew Borowski, recently won a gang-based LGBT El Salvador asylum case before the Batavia Immigration Court for a detained asylum seeker. The claim was based on the respondent's fear of returning to El Salvador due to past persecution he faced at the hands of members of a criminal gang (mara) who beat, raped, and tortured him due to his sexual identity. When he went to the police for protection, he was refused any assistance. El Salvador has a well-documented history of refusing police protection to individuals who suffer persecution as a result of their sexual orientation. The result represents a huge victory for Mr. Witmer's client, who came to the United States seeking protection from torture.

"Gang-based cases from Central American countries such as El Salvador are notoriously difficult to win," said attorney Witmer. "I was very pleased with the outcome in this case, particularly given my initial fears because my client was unable to provide any documentary proof of the horrible persecution that he suffered. At the end of the day, Immigration Judge Steven Connelly saw that our client testified credibly and that gay rights are extremely tenuous in El Salvador, given the weight of the country conditions evidence."

The lawyers at Borowski Immigration Law work diligently on our clients' asylum cases, fighting for the American dream of a new beginning free from persecution. If you or a loved one fear returning to your home country due to persecution or torture, and wish to apply for asylum in the United States, please call us today to discuss your eligibility.

Ryan Witmer discusses federal responsibility for immigration law enforcement

One Major Wall Faces Local Agencies to Enforcing Immigration Laws

With President Donald Trump considering extending the power to enforce immigration law to local law enforcement agencies, Ryan Witmer, an immigration lawyer with Borowski Immigration Law, says he doesn't see a practical reason for the proposal.
"It's the federal government's responsibility to manage and enforce our immigration laws, not the state and local governments," said Witmer.

Read more on Spectrum News: 
One Major Wall Faces Local Agencies to Enforcing Immigration Laws

Eight people flee U.S. border patrol to seek asylum in Canada

Eight asylum-seekers, including four children, barely made it across the Canadian border on Friday as a U.S. border patrol officer tried to stop them and a Reuters photographer captured the scene.
 
Full story: Eight people flee U.S. border patrol to seek asylum in Canada

Matthew Borowski discusses Trump's potential new Executive Order on TWC News Buffalo

President Donald Trump said Friday he's considering signing a new immigration order early next week as the original makes its way through the courts.

"Certainly, Trump could try to put forward a more narrowly-tailored travel ban, but I think, at the end of the day, if he tries to focus it on Muslim-majority nations, the statements he made during the campaign are going to come back to bite him," said Borowski.

Borowski says that's because courts take intent into account when making their decisions.

See the full story here:
Immigration Attorneys and Clients Wait for Whatever's Next

Montreal Gazette story on Muslim Canadian woman who was denied entry to the United States quotes Matthew Borowski on the border search exception

Matthew Borowski, Buffalo immigration lawyer, was quoted by the Montreal Gazette in an article about a Muslim Canadian woman who was denied entry to the United States after being detained for four hours and questioned about her political and religious views. Attorney Borowski discussed the border search exception to the Fourth Amendment of the Untied States Constitution, which gives border agents wide latitude to search people and goods moving across the international border.

From the article:

Matthew Borowski, a Buffalo, N.Y.-based immigration lawyer, said border-crossing agents benefit from the border search exception, which allows extensive questioning, searches and seizures without a warrant or probable cause.

In more recent years, he said, it’s extended to include the search of electronic devices, including cellphones and laptops.

“It’s been quite a contentious issue, and unfortunately the law hasn’t really settled on the topic yet,” Borowski said of device searches at border crossings. 

You can read the full article here:
Border-crossing rights: Agents can question, search and seize, immigration lawyers say

Ryan Witmer, Immigration Lawyer, Appears on ABC 7 Story: Trump's Travel Ban Keeping Families Apart

ABC 7 WBKW Buffalo interviewed Borowski Law attorney Ryan Witmer  about the issues families impacted by Trump's travel ban face. The story is about a Somalian refugee who spent the last two decades in Kenya, trying to get his visa to reunite with his brother and mother in Buffalo. Trump's travel ban is preventing this refugee from realizing his American dream.

From the article:

Immigration lawyer, Ryan Witmer, a partner at Borowski Law says families looking for a new chance in America are running into an unexpected road block.

“Many of these people have disposed of all of their assets in the country they are coming from. They thought they were moving to a new life in the United States,” said Witmer.

Witmer's advice, anyone from the listed countries unsure of their immigration status in the United States, make sure they have legal representation.

You can watch the story and read the article here:
Trump's Travel Ban Keeping Families Apart

Trump's Dangerous Executive Orders on Immigration Will Only Make America Less Safe

Please read this interesting article by Walter Ewing discussing Trump's dangerous and misguided executive order that eviscerates the enforcement priority system as we know it.

The executive order "effectively makes all unauthorized immigrants in the United States an 'enforcement priority,' regardless of whether they entered the country without inspection or overstayed a visa, and irrespective of whether or not they have a criminal record."

The ignorance of this decision is that enforcement resources are a finite resource, and if every immigration violation is considered a priority, how are we to determine which cases should receive the limited government resources to prosecute?

The article is available here:

Understanding the Dangerous Implication's of President Trump's Executive Order

I also recently was interviewed by Time Warner Cable News on this very issue of enforcement priorities. You can view the news story and the video here:

Immigration Issues Hit Buffalo as Debate Stirs Nationwide

Of course, this was before Trump's ban on Muslims took effect. Over the weekend there has been nothing but turmoil in airports throughout the United States as lawful immigrants and non-immigrants, some of whom have lived in the United States for years with green cards and have families and businesses in this country, were turned back simply because their country of origin was on Trump's list of Muslim nations from which he chose to ban immigrants.

We will continue to monitor the situation with Trump's executive orders so as to effectively defend our clients from these unconstitutional, racist, and bigoted actions.

Afghan soldier's brother murdered by Afghanistan's Taliban de-facto government

Please read a Buffalo News piece pertaining to my client, Noorullah Aminyar, who continues to fight for asylum in the United States and remains detained at the Buffalo Federal Detention Facility. Noorullah very recently suffered the devastating murder of his brother at the bloodthirsty hands of Afghanistan's brutal Taliban, even as he continues to live in immigration detention while awaiting the decision of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in his case.

You can read the story here:
Afghan seeking asylum in Buffalo says Taliban killed his brother

New office location, new associate lawyer -- Happy New Year from Borowski Immigration Law!

Our office has moved to the 10th floor of the iconic Ellicott Square Building in Downtown Buffalo. We are now in Suite 1060. This bright new space is over twice the size of our previous office location on the eighth floor and will allow us to better serve our clients as we continue to grow.

We also welcome the newest member of our team, Thomas Rosamilia, an associate immigration lawyer at Borowski Immigration Law. Thomas brings with him a wealth of knowledge pertaining to business immigration, as well as extensive experience in appellate litigation.

Our full mailing address is now:

Borowski Immigration Law
295 Main St, Suite 1060
Buffalo, NY 14203

We also have a new telephone number: 716-330-1503. Our old number will continue to work as well.