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John
Assadi has assisted artists, athletes, and professionals for over 20 years
in obtaining permanent residence based on their extraordinary ability.
His work
has been profiled in numerous major news and media outlets. |
The
New York Times
"Paper Trail
From Jail To Liberty" |
October
11, 1996 |
| "...Mr.
Wu [Lu Zhong] was among the 286 Chinese illegal immigrants who packed
themselves in 1993 into the infamous smuggling ship called the Golden
Venture...Mr. Wu went to the York County Prison in southern Pennsylvania...On
Tuesday evening, he left his cell a free man, thanks to an I.N.S.
decision reclassifying him as an "alien of extraordinary ability"...He
is the first Golden Venture passenger to receive this special designation.
Indeed, three immigration lawyers working in his behalf - John
Assadi, Jun Wang and Helen Morris - say he may well be the first
person ever to earn this status from prison." |
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The
Christian Science Monitor
"For One Refugee, Sculpture Paves the Way to Freedom" |
October
21, 1996 |
| "...The
Immigration and Naturalization Service's (INS) decision to reclassify
Wu as an 'alien of extraordinary ability in the arts' makes him eligible
for permanent residence...Wu is the first illegal alien whose talen
was spawned by jail life and recognized there. 'It's difficuly enough
to be in jail, but to be creative and be recognized for it by the
people who are making you prisoner is extraordinary,' says John
Assadi, one of the pro-bono lawyers who coordinated Wu's petition
for the artist visa." |
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The
New York Times
"Making Room For The Best" |
June
14, 1998 |
| "...'[A]liens
with extraordinary ability'...is not a description of an especially
poised visitor from another planet but a Government classification
of a distinguished, and human, immigrant...Neal Hicks, from England,
has helped uncover human-rights abuses in the Middle East and North
Africa... Mr. Hicks's work visa was about to expire last year when
his lawyer, John Assadi, tried the 'extraordinary' route." |
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The
New York Times
"PRO BASKETBALL; Cuban Defector's Play Impresses Nets in Drills |
August
13, 1999 |
| "The
Nets added size and depth today when they signed the 7-foot-7-inch
Gheorghe Muresan and the small forward Scott Burrell to one-year contracts.
But their most intriguing move of the day was working out Lazaro Borrell,
one of four basketball players who defected from Cuba during last
month's Olympic qualifying tournament in San Juan, P.R...[Borrell's]
lofty status in Cuba brought him the acquaintance of Yankees pitcher
Orlando Hernandez, who was the country's top pitcher. In fact, John
Assadi, the lawyer who helped Hernandez acquire his green card,
is working with [David] Ironman on Borrell's situation." |
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WESTLAW
International
Legal Developments in Review: 1999
Immigration and Nationality
By John Assadi; Craig T. Donovan |
2000 |
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Folha
de Londrina
"Atletas
buscam residencia americana" |
August
23, 2007 |
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Letters
of recognition from musician/recording artist Sting and
CBS
News Sunday Morning television show |
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