Rafael Urena
Urena & Associates PLLC
Rafael Urena has a long history of vigorously advocating for his clients on important matters.
Mr. Urena has represented clients in federal and state courts in a wide spectrum of cases. He has argued on a multitude of complex civil, constitutional, criminal, and immigration matters. He has persuaded courts to award some of the largest preservations of immigrant visas in history and successfully upended hundreds of the government’s attempts to deport noncitizens.
Mr. Urena is a frequent commentator on legal issues. He has been featured in Once-In-A-Lifetime U.S. Visas to Be Lost Unless Court Intervenes, Forbes Magazine, Afghan visa lottery winners ‘hopeless’ to leave Afghanistan, Los Angeles Times, US State Dept. Ordered to Issue 9K More Diversity Visas, Law360, and Fifteen People Successfully Beat Trump's Travel Ban In Court - Gothamist, Gothamist.
- American University Washington College of Law
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- Principal Attorney
- Urena & Associates PLLC
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- Partner
- Morrison Urena, LLC
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- DC Fed. Judge Orders State Dept. To Move On Diversity Visas
- https://www.law360.com/articles/1420453/dc-fed-judge-orders-state-dept-to-move-on-diversity-visas
- Once-In-A-Lifetime U.S. Visas To Be Lost Unless Court Intervenes
- Forbes Magazine
- Asylum Laws in the US, New York, New York
- International Ecuadorian Alliance Association
- Rising Star
- Super Lawyers
- Pro Bono Honors
- American University
- New York
- New York State Office of Court Administration
- ID Number: 5164058
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- Immigration Law
- Asylum, Citizenship, Deportation Defense, Family Visas, Green Cards, Immigration Appeals, Investment Visas, Marriage & Fiancé(e) Visas, Student Visas, Visitor Visas, Work Visas
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Yemeni family reunites at JFK airport following success in travel ban lawsuit