From Judge on the Immigration Court, to now on your side.
A national immigration firm led by a former U.S. Immigration Judge. A former judge who understands how the court weighs evidence is now the lawyer sitting at your table — defending, advocating, and litigating for you.
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The Perspective That Changes Everything
Carlos Maury is a former Immigration Judge helping individuals, families, and businesses navigate high-stakes immigration cases with the rare insight of someone who understands how decisions are made from both sides of the courtroom.
Our Story
Meet Carlos Maury
Known for his thoughtful, strategic approach, Carlos Maury helps clients navigate complex immigration matters with precision, foresight, and a deep understanding of how every decision shapes the outcome.
Complex cases require more than legal knowledge. They require sound judgment, careful preparation, and a clear strategy. Carlos brings each of these to every client, creating practical solutions tailored to the unique circumstances of each case.
The Mission
Bringing clarity to complex immigration for people, families, and businesses.
We believe everyone deserves thoughtful representation during life's most important legal moments. Our mission is to transform complex immigration challenges into clear, strategic paths forward through experience, preparation, and unwavering advocacy.
Signature Services
Former Judge.
Your Advocate.
Immigration cases carry life-changing consequences. Carlos Maury pairs his years as a U.S. Immigration Judge (appointed in 2015) with strategic legal advocacy to help individuals, families, and businesses navigate even the most challenging immigration matters with confidence and clarity.
Explore Our Practice AreasPractice areas
Carlos Maury decided cases as a U.S. Immigration Judge. Today we bring what that taught him about how the court weighs evidence to every area of practice, for clients nationwide, in English and Spanish.
Deportation defense
If you have a Notice to Appear or a removal order, we defend you in immigration court and on appeal, through cancellation of removal, adjustment of status and waivers.
Explore deportation defenseAsylum
If you fear returning to your country, we prepare your asylum, withholding of removal or Convention Against Torture case before USCIS or the immigration court.
Explore asylum helpCriminal immigration
An arrest, a plea or a conviction can affect your immigration status; we review the record and the defenses that may remain in immigration court.
Explore criminal immigrationAdjustment, consular processing & family petitions
For a green card through a parent, adult child or sibling, we handle the petition, adjustment of status or consular processing, any waiver your history requires, and green cards in immigration court.
Explore green cardsImmigration bond & ICE detention
If someone you love is held by ICE, we look at whether they may ask an Immigration Judge for release on bond, and we prepare that request for the bond hearing.
Explore bond hearingsMore practice areas
Looking for another matter? See every area we handle, from marriage green cards to K-1 fiancé visas, each with its own page.
Explore more practice areas
Immigration courts by state and area
Addresses, judges, detained dockets and the federal appeals circuit for each court.
Immigration guides
Guides to deportation defense, bond, asylum and more, with the official sources they cite.
- Deportation defense guide
- Removal proceedings step by step, from the NTA to appeal
- How to check your immigration court date with your A-number
- Immigration bond and bond hearings guide
- ICE detention guide: locating a detainee, bond and court
- Asylum in the United States: who qualifies and how to apply
- Withholding of removal and Convention Against Torture protection
- Cancellation of removal guide
- Crimes and deportation under INA § 237
- How to file a motion to reopen an immigration case
- Missed immigration court: reopening an in absentia order
- How to ask for a stay of removal (I-246, BIA and court stays)
- Appeals to the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA)
- Temporary Protected Status (TPS) guide
- U visa for crime victims
- VAWA self-petition and relief in immigration court
- Adjustment of status: getting a green card inside the U.S.
- Marriage-based green cards and family petitions
- Consular processing: from the NVC to the visa interview
- Inadmissibility grounds and waivers (I-601A, I-601)
- How to fix your immigration status: paths and risks
- Work permits (EAD): Form I-765 categories and renewals
- U.S. citizenship through naturalization (Form N-400)
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Immigration Courts We Appear In
We represent clients in Immigration Courts across the country. Click any location to see that court.
Also serving Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands — see the full list of courts.