Barry Lee Frager
Frager Law Firm
Barry L. Frager, owner of the Frager Law Firm, has been practicing immigration law since 1990 and has previously served as a trial attorney for the Legacy INS in Los Angeles, California through the Honors Law Graduate Program of the US Department of Justice.
From 2005 to 2011, Mr. Frager served as the national chair of the Federal Bar Association’s Immigration Law Section. For his service, he received recognition in September 2007 with the Outstanding Section Chair award by the FBA. Mr. Frager has successfully planned CLEs for the FBA to offer training to other lawyers in the immigration law field for more than 10 years.
Mr. Frager has handled thousands of matters not only in the Mid-South, but in Immigration courts and USCIS offices across the United States. He returned to his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee to establish his immigration law firm there in 1994. In 2003, he opened a second office in Nashville, Tennessee which was expanded in 2007.
The Frager Law Firm assists clients and other lawyers in certain criminal matters due to the important immigration consequences that certain criminal convictions may have on an individual’s ability to remain in the United States. Our Memphis Law Office is located in the same building as USCIS & the Memphis Immigration Court.
Our immigration attorneys handle family immigration matters, such as marriage petitions and immediate family members sponsoring other immediate relatives. We also represent people who appear before an immigration judge in removal or deportation proceedings when the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has determined that an individual(s) should be removed or deported from the United States.
In proceedings before an immigration judge, an individual has a right to retain legal counsel at his or her own expense (so long as it is not at the expense of the U.S. government). Please call us for a free consultation.
- Immigration Law
- Asylum, Citizenship, Deportation Defense, Family Visas, Green Cards, Immigration Appeals, Investment Visas, Marriage & Fiancé(e) Visas, Student Visas, Visitor Visas, Work Visas
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Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
We charge a $250 consultation fee beginning April 1, 2023. That $250 will be credited towards you fee paid when you hire the Frager Law Firm.
- Arkansas
- Arkansas Judiciary
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- District of Columbia
- District of Columbia Bar
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- Tennessee
- Board of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Tennessee
- ID Number: 014099
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Managing Partner
- Frager Law Firm
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- General Attorney
- US Department of Justice - INS
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- University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
- J.D. (1989)
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- University of Missouri - Columbia
- B.A. (1984) | Political Science
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- Outstanding Section Chair - Immigration Law Section
- Federal Bar Association
- Outstanding Section Chair - Immigration Law Section
- Federal Bar Association
- Tennessee State Bar # 014099
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- Association (AILA) National Practice Pointers Book Prosecutorial Discretion: What it is, when you can request it and issues to address when submitting a request on behalf of your clients
- American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) National Practice Pointers Book
- Litigator’s Update Panel - Supreme Court and Circuit Court Updates/Trends That Every Litigator Must Know, American Immigration Lawyers Association Mid South & Texas Chapter Conference
- http://aila.org/
- CLE Coordinator & Speaker, Federal Bar Association, Immigration Law Seminar
- Q. Is it ok for someone who has a green card to be in a relationship with someone (not married but in a relationship)?
- A: There seems to be more going on in this fact pattern than you are aware. A unmarried green card holder should have no fear dating anyone he wants to date. Unless, he obtained his green card through a fake marriage, I am not sure why he would be so nervous about his social media reflecting that he was in a relationship with you. The fact that he was caught by ICE prior to getting hid green card approved leaves a huge factual gap that would probably explain why he is so protective of his private information.
It is true that Immigration can ask to see your social media posts. We see that at the border when you enter the US, or when you apply for a benefit from USCIS. If you refuse to allow ... Read More
- Q. I have 10 years green card got it through marriage but divorced after 2 years after of green card apply for citizenship
- A: Based on the information that you provided, you should not have a problem filing for Naturalization. The primary difference on Naturalization eligibility for you is that you must wait until you have had the green card for 5 years instead of 3 years. It would be 3 years if you remained married and living together with your ex-husband. You can file the application 90 days prior to the 5 year date you first obtained Lawful Permanent Residence status.
It is important to point out that when USCIS approved your 10 year green card, you had already celebrated your 2nd wedding anniversary. That is an indicator that the marriage was legitimate having lasted at least 2 years. You also state that ... Read More
- Q. How long newish naturalized citizen should wait to remarry after divorce?
- A: There is no particular test that you must follow. USCIS will use their own "smell test", as I call it. If Immigration thinks that your first marriage was held together solely for you to get a green card and then three years later for you to apply for Naturalization, they will scrutinize your new case.
Certain State laws require you to wait at least 30 days from the final divorce decree before you can remarry in that State. You can check on that in the jurisdiction where you want to get remarried. If you are planning on petitioning your new wife for her green card, then you must be prepared to show the bona-fides of both marriages. If you, in fact, can show that both marriages ... Read More
