Dedicated Exclusively to Immigration Law
LANGUAGES WE SPEAK
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Русский
Polski
한국어
Kiswahili
Soomaali
WHO WE ARE
BRIAN AUST
Brian Aust has practiced as an immigration attorney for more than 25 years. Brian works on all types of immigration cases. He represents individuals in family-based immigration matters, asylum, naturalization and removal defense. Brian has a particular interest in working with LGBTQ+ clients. Brian is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and frequent presenter at CLE’s on all types of immigration case types. Brian is fluent in Spanish.
Malinda Schmiechen
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.
SERVICES
Adjustment of Status (“Green Card”)
Adjustment of Status (“Green Card”)
Read MoreAsylum
Asylum
Read MoreCitizenship and Naturalization
Citizenship and Naturalization
Read MoreConsular Processing
Consular Processing
Read MoreDACA
DACA
Read MoreFederal Litigation
Federal Litigation
Read MoreFamily Immigration
Family Immigration
Read MoreRemoval of Conditions on Residency
Removal of Conditions on Residency
Read MoreGLBTQ Matters
GLBTQ Matters
Read MoreRecent Victories
September 2025:
USCIS approved the I-130 and I-485 based on marriage to a U.S. Citizen for a client from Mexico who had been waived through the border more than 20 years ago.
USCIS approved the asylum application of a gay client from an eastern African country two months after it was filed.
August 2025
U.S. government releases Belarusian youth from ICE detention after USCIS approves the I-730 petition his father filed for him. Congratulations!
USCIS granted an I-130 petition for the Ecuadorian father of a US citizen child over 21.
July 2025:
Asylum Office approves Cameroonian political opinion case for long time SCNC activist. We are so thrilled!
June 2025:
USCIS granted spousal green card to Colombian woman who entered the US on an H2A employment visa.
Anoka County judge granted an At-Risk Juvenile Guardianship petition for a young Honduran man, allowing him to use this order to apply for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status with USCIS.
May 2025:
USCIS granted a green card to man from Bahamas based on marriage to US citizen spouse.
Liberian woman naturalizes after successfully responding to USCIS request for evidence regarding the bona fide nature of her marriage to her ex-spouse from over 10 years prior.
USCIS granted a spousal green card to a Cameroonian man who entered the US with parole to apply for asylum.
Quick Contacts
Location
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The Medical Arts Building
825 Nicollet Mall, Suite 623
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-2612 - 612.724.4860
- 612.338.5233
- info@AustSchmiechen.com