Client, a 19-year-old from Eritrea, had been in jail serving a sentence for a burglary conviction. The immigration authorities placed an ICE detainer on him and charged him as an aggravated felon. This charge prevented him from being released from immigration custody. Client’s mother came to Azhar & Azhar Law Firm asking if we could help get her son released. After consulting with Attorney Furqan, it was revealed that because client’s mother had become a U.S. citizen before her son became 18, he had in fact derived U.S. citizenship from her under the Child Citizenship Act. Attorney Furqan took evidence of client’s U.S. citizenship to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in Dallas, and the immigration detainer was promptly lifted. Client was released from custody, and Attorney Furqan filed an N-600 citizenship application for him, which was approved.
