Kristy Figueroa-Contreras - Negri, Torres & Figueroa-Contreras, PA

Kristy Figueroa-Contreras

www.negri-torres.com


Negri, Torres & Figueroa-Contreras, PA
2030 S. Douglas Road
Suite 214

Miami, FL 33134
USA
305-639-8599

Kristy Figueroa-Contreras, Esq. is managing partner at Negri, Torres & Figueroa-Contreras, PLLC an international trade, immigration and criminal defense law firm with offices in Miami, Buenos Aires, Caracas and Santo Domingo.

Attorney Figueroa-Contreras��s practice focuses on all aspects of immigration, nationality and consular law, as well as criminal defense of persons accused of a wide range of felony and misdemeanor offenses. She has state and federal criminal trial experience, making her particularly well-versed in the complex and ever-changing interplay between criminal and immigration laws and procedures. Much of her practice is devoted to representing non-citizens facing criminal charges in both state and federal criminal courts, as well as those with criminal convictions in their immigration and consular proceedings.

This firm also handles diverse matters including:

  • Federal criminal investigations, prosecutions, sentencing, post-conviction and appellate matters
  • Investigations and opinion letters, upon request of criminal counsel, regarding the immigration consequences of criminal convictions
  • Immigration holds, ICE Detainers and CBP Detainers
  • CBP Deferred Inspection matters��
  • Bond hearings, detention hearings, probable cause hearings, Nebbia proffers and immigration bond redermination requests
  • Applications for Stay of Removal
  • Petitons for Review (of ICE determinations and BIA decisions)
  • Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) requests
  • Cancellation of Removal under INA 240A(a) and 240A(b)
  • Federal Writs of Mandamus and actions under the Administrative Procedures Act (APA)
  • I-192 Unlawful Presence Waivers
  • I-601 Waivers, including the new I-601A Provisional Unlawful Presence Waiver ("Stateside Waiver")
  • Prosecutorial Discretion Requests and Applications for Stay of Removal
  • Waivers of Inadmissibility under 212(c), 212(d)(3), 212(h), 212(i) (Waiver for Misrepresentation or Fraud), and 212(k)
  • Immigration appeals, Motions to Reopen and Motions to Reconsider
  • Applications for Asylum, relief under the Convention Against Torture and Withholding of Removal
  • Advanced Parole and Re-entry Permits
  • Refugee Travel Documents
  • Employment-based (H-1B, H-2B, H-3, L-1A and L-1B) visas and DOL Prevailing Wage Determinations (PWD) and Labor Condition Applications (LCA)
  • Employment-based (EB-1, EB-2, EB-3) green cards and DOL Prevailing Wage Determinations (PWD) and��PERM Labor Certifications
  • Investment-based (E-1, E-2) visas and (EB-5) green cards
  • Student Visas and Exchange Visitor Visas (F-1, J-1 and M-1)
  • Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
  • T Visas��(Victims of Trafficking)
  • U Visas (Victims of Crime)��and coordination with prosecutors and law enforcement to obtain requisite Form I-918 Supplement B (U Nonimmigrant Status Certification)
  • "S" Visas for Government Informants��
  • Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJS) matters, including proceedings in dependency court
  • Family-based immigrant visa petitions and family-based adjustment of status
  • Fianc�� Visas (K-1) and Spousal (K-3) Visas
  • Immigration through Adoption
  • SB-1 Returning Resident Visas
  • U.S. Naturalization, Derivative U.S. Citizenship, Adult Acquisition of U.S. Citizenship and Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA)
  • Denaturalization proceedings in federal court

Her law firm also handles international service of process, document procurement, certified translations, apostilles and legalizations.��

Attorney Figueroa-Contreras is admitted to practice in every immigration court in the United States, as well as before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO), the Admissibility Review Office (ARO), and the Board of Labor Certification Appeals (BALCA). ��

She is also admitted to practice in all Florida state courts and in federal court in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. ��

Her other professional memberships include the Federal Bar Association (FBA), the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild (NIPNLG), the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) and the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (FACDL). ��Ms. Figueroa-Contreras is currently serving on the ICE-Investigations Committee for AILA��s South Florida Chapter and is a member of AILA��s Federal Court Litigation Section as well as the Latin American and Caribbean Chapter.

Attorney Figueroa-Contreras��is a native speaker of English and Spanish and is also fluent in French and Brazilian Portuguese. ��


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