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[sergei]

Dear Alan,
Is it that after he applies for the defensive asylum, the judge will close the case on visa overstay and open the hearings on asylum? Does he need a lawyer at is the procedure?
He is in Ohio, can he transfer the case to California?

[lawyer]

Anyone who is in removal proceedings in front of the immigration judge ABSOLUTELY needs a lawyer. The case will be heard by the court where the person lives. If he lives in Ohio it will be heard in the Ohio immigration court (possibly Cleveland).

Good Luck, ALLAN SAMSON