Malinda Schmiechen is licensed to practice law in Minnesota and has been dedicated to improving the lives of people born outside the United States for over twenty years. Malinda understands the stress and strain of living outside your home country and traveling abroad because she lived in the former Yugoslavia and Poland and has visited countries in Africa, Central America, Asia and Europe.
USCIS granted an I-601 Application for Waiver of Grounds of Inadmissibility based on a misrepresentation made upon entry to the United States and then USCIS granted this client’s I-485 application for lawful permanent residence under the Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness act.
The Immigration Court granted a Motion to Reopen an in absentia removal order and then granted a Motion to Dismiss removal proceedings for a Ukrainian TPS applicant.
The U.S. Embassy in the United Kingdom issued an immigrant visa to the spouse of a U.S. Citizen.
An Immigration Judge granted another family from Russia asylum based on their religion and political activity.
The U.S. Embassy in Poland granted a Consular Report of Birth Abroad, reuniting a young child from Ukraine with his US citizen mother.