{"id":31,"date":"2015-09-28T20:33:13","date_gmt":"2015-09-28T20:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yka-law.com\/?page_id=31"},"modified":"2019-11-16T17:22:41","modified_gmt":"2019-11-16T17:22:41","slug":"immigration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/yarralaw.com\/index.php\/areas-of-law-2\/immigration\/","title":{"rendered":"Immigration"},"content":{"rendered":"<body><p>Yarra, Rivas &amp; Associates is a law firm that specializes in the practice of immigration and nationality law. Our immigration attorneys and staff provide comprehensive legal services in all areas of immigration and nationality law relating to individuals and families. They are fluent in various languages including Spanish and Farsi. The firm\u2019s immigration department has achieved great success by concentrating its experience and energy in all areas of immigration law, including:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"1%\">\n<ul>\n<li>Adjustment of status and consular processing<\/li>\n<li>Appeals to the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO)<\/li>\n<li>Appeals to the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA)<\/li>\n<li>Appeals to the Circuit Courts of Appeals<\/li>\n<li>Asylum<\/li>\n<li>Deportation\/removal defense<\/li>\n<li>Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)<\/li>\n<li>Family-based and employment-based petitions<\/li>\n<li><strong>H2 &amp; E2 Visas<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"1%\">\n<ul>\n<li>Federal court litigation in government delay and unlawful detention cases (including writs of mandamus and habeas corpus)<\/li>\n<li>Naturalization and citizenship<\/li>\n<li>Post-conviction relief for immigrants who have been convicted of criminal offenses<\/li>\n<li>Temporary Protected Status<\/li>\n<li>Waivers of inadmissibility and deportability<\/li>\n<li>Withholding of removal and CAT relief<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>We are the largest immigration firm in the San Joaquin Valley and offer the most competitive prices for a full service firm. We have successfully represented thousands of immigration applications and cases.<\/p>\n\n\t<!-- wpshopmart team builder wrapper -->\n\n\t<div class=\"wpsm_team_2_b_row\" id=\"wpsm_team_2_b_row_1070\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_row\">  \n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4 widget_bttk_description_widget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bttk-team-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bttk-team-inner-holder\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-holder\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yarralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Poncho2023.png\" alt=\"Alfonso Rivas\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-holder\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"name\">Alfonso Rivas<\/span>                              \n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4 widget_bttk_description_widget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bttk-team-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/index.php\/our-firm\/sonia-saldivar\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bttk-team-inner-holder\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-holder\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yarralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Sonia2023.png\" alt=\"Sonia Saldivar\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-holder\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"name\">Sonia Saldivar<\/span>                              \n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4 widget_bttk_description_widget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bttk-team-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/index.php\/our-firm\/oscar-d-garcia\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bttk-team-inner-holder\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-holder\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yarralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/oscar2023.png\" alt=\"Oscar D. Garcia\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-holder\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"name\">Oscar D. Garcia<\/span>                              \n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_row\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4 widget_bttk_description_widget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bttk-team-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/index.php\/our-firm\/jennifer-lemus-fernandez\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bttk-team-inner-holder\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-holder\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yarralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/jennifer2023.png\" alt=\"Jennifer Lemus-Fernandez\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-holder\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"name\">Jennifer Lemus-Fernandez<\/span>                              \n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4 widget_bttk_description_widget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bttk-team-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/index.php\/our-firm\/esmeralda-kinney\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bttk-team-inner-holder\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-holder\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yarralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/esm2024.png\" alt=\"Esmeralda Kinney\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-holder\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"name\">Esmeralda Kinney<\/span>                              \n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4 widget_bttk_description_widget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bttk-team-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yarralaw.com\/index.php\/our-firm\/brandon-beasley\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bttk-team-inner-holder\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-holder\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yarralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Brandon-Beasleyv2.jpg\" alt=\"Brandon Beasley\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-holder\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"name\">Brandon Beasley<\/span>                              \n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpsm_row\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4 widget_bttk_description_widget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bttk-team-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bttk-team-inner-holder\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-holder\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yarralaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/H-Ty-Kharazi.jpg\" alt=\"H. Ty Kharazi\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-holder\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"name\">H. Ty Kharazi<\/span>                              \n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yarra, Rivas &amp; Associates is a law firm that specializes in the practice of immigration and nationality law. Our immigration attorneys and staff provide comprehensive legal services in all areas of immigration and nationality law relating to individuals and families. They are fluent in various languages including Spanish and Farsi. 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