Sandy shared, “CP is one of the most courageous people I have ever met. Our Fredrikson team has been honored to assist in her brave journey to change the course of her life.”
PAM ABBATE-DATTILO
ANDREW NICK
ERIC SCHILLING
Pam Abbate-Dattilo, Andrew Nick and Eric Schilling successfully represented a woman from Republic of Congo who was kidnapped, tortured, drugged and threatened with forced prostitution by Bebes Noirs, a loosely organized, ruthless gang supporting President Sassou Nguesso. The client was persecuted on account of her political opinion against the government. Pam and Andrew had represented the client for nearly six years in a case that was a roller coaster of procedural challenges, including an unreadable interview notice, a referral of the case from the USCIS to the Executive Office for Immigration Review, an interlocutory appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals and a contentious hearing in immigration court. Eric provided valuable support in getting last minute filings drafted, while legal administrative assistants Lindsey Underberg and e-filing specialist Michelle Rockhill spent long days preparing submissions and navigating the quirks of the online immigration court filing system. Because of the work of this team, the client can now live and work safely in the United States. She will be eligible for permanent residency, and she can apply for travel permission to go to France to see the family she was forced to leave behind in 2017. The team also received invaluable support from Ashley Roth, Fredrikson’s Pro Bono Immigration Counsel.
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