Attorney Wycuie (pronounced: Why-You-See) Bouknight, has practiced immigration law for fifteen years.  He has experience in handling cases ranging from asylum, adjustment of status, cancellation of removal, I-751, waivers, criminal immigration, removal hearings before an Immigration Judge, and appeals before the Board of Immigration Appeals.

 

Wycuie Bouknight worked for eight years as an Assistant Chief Counsel for the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, in New York City and Honolulu. He worked for seven years as an Assistant District Counsel for the Immigration and Naturalization Service, in New York City.

 

Prior to his career as a government immigration lawyer, Wycuie Bouknight worked for the state of Connecticut as a Public Defender, and the Washington State Attorney Generals Office, Civil Rights Division.

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Wycuie Bouknight started his law practice for the purpose of helping people around the world have access to a better life in the United States, and assisting those people in the United States stay and continue to have a good life.

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Practice Areas

• Immigration Law

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REMOVAL DEFENSE:

 

-IMMIGRATION COURT HEARINGS 

 

Defense of Criminal Aliens in removal proceedings

detained and non-detained.

 

Asylum

 

Cancellation of Removal

 

NACARA

 

Abused Spouse Petitions

 

Removal of Conditions on Lawful Permanent Status

 

U & T Visas for crime victims

 

IMMIGRANT & NON-IMMIGRANT VISAS

 

-IMMIGRANT VISAS

 

Family Sponsored Immigrants / Including Same Sex Marriages

 

Employment Based Immigrants

 

Investment Based Immigrants

 

Diversity Visas

 

-NON-IMMIGRANTS VISAS

 

H-1B Specialty Occupation Visas for Professional Workers

 

L-1 Intracompany Transferee Visas

 

E-1 Treaty Trader / E-2 Treaty Investor Visas

 

F-1 Student Visas

 

O Visas for Persons of Extraordinary Ability

 

R-1 Religious Workers Visas

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