In this week’s Legal Speak episode, New York City based Glenn Agre Bergman & Fuentes associate attorney Samantha Bennett details how she and several fellow associates secured asylum status for a pro bono client as time ticked down to President Trump and his administration resuming federal office.
Having worked alongside associate attorneys Colleen Piasentin and Eric Wang, Bennett details how she and co-counsel adjusted their approach in anticipation of changes in immigration policy.
In addition to pulling back the curtain on the presiding judge’s decision to move the petitioner’s asylum hearing up by five hours, Bennett breaks down why she believed the judge subsequently granted asylum in less than 30 minutes.