Missouri Immigration Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Dara S. O'Connor </h2> </center>
Kansas City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with possession of a destructive device. By Kent Morlan Dara S O'Connor, age 30, attempted to destroy by fire a warehouse located on Botts Road in Kansas City, Mo. Prior media reporting had indicated that the federal government attempted to purchase the warehouse. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”)... More...
$ (05-08-2026 - MO)United States of America v. Rene Arviso Velasquez
St. Louis, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with access device fraud and aggravated identity theft. Rene Arviso Velasquez, 51, stole purses or bags containing credit cards and then quickly used the cards to buy gift cards or other items. On Aug. 25, 2024, Velasquez stole one victim’s Lululemon belt bag, which was hanging from her seat at a Cottleville, Misso... More...
$ (02-17-2026 - MO)<H2> United States of America v. Severo De La Torre-Sanchez
Kansas City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegal Re-entry by an Alien Previously Convicted of an Aggravated Felony. On Aug. 7, 2024, Severo De La Torre-Sanchez, 61, was found at a Lee’s Summit restaurant when officers were attempting to serve him with an ex-parte order of protection. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforce... More...
$ (12-19-2025 - MO)<H2> United States of America v. Thomas L. Horton
Kansas City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with escaping from custody in violation of 18 U.S. C. 741.<br> <br> <br> 18 U.S.C. § 751(a) sets forth a penalty of up to 5 years imprisonment and/or a fine under Title 18 for escape or an attempt to escape on a felony or conviction on any offense, and one year confinement and/or a fine under Title 18 for esca... More...
$0 (11-17-2025 - MO)<h1> United States of America v. David Michael Gager a/k/a David Kash </h1></h1>
Kansas City, Mo. criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felon in possession of firearms.<br> <br> A Kansas City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing eight firearms.<br> <br> David Michael Gager, also known as David Kash, 31, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to 71 months in federal prison without parole for being a felon in po... More...
$0 (09-30-2025 - MO)<h1> United States of America v. Demetrius Combs </h1></h1>
St. Louis, MO criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking crimes.<br> <br> A high school baseball coach in Illinois was indicted and accused of drug trafficking crimes.<br> <br> Demetrius Combs, 33, of Sauget, Illinois, was indicted in U.S. District Court in St. Louis on August 27 with one count of distribution of fentanyl, two counts of distribution of methamph... More...
$0 (09-30-2025 - MO)State of Illinois and the City of Chicago v. Donald J. Trump, et al.
On October 4, 2025, President Donald Trump<br> invoked his authority under 10 U.S.C. § 12406 to federalize<br> and deploy members of the National Guard within Illinois,<br> over the objection of the state's Governor. He asserted that de-<br> ploying the Guard in the state was necessary to quell violent<br> assaults against federal immigration agents and property. The<br> State of Illinois and t... More...
$0 (10-16-2025 - MO)<h1> United States of America v. David Michael Gager, a/k/a David Kash </h1></h1>
Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of firearms. <br> <br> A Kansas City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing eight firearms.<br> <br> David Michael Gager, also known as David Kash, 31, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to 71 months in federal prison without parole for being... More...
$0 (09-30-2025 - MO)<h1> United States of America v. Demetrius Combs </h1></h1>
St. Louis, MO criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of distribution of fentanyl, two counts of distribution of methamphetamine, one count of possession with intent to distribute in excess of 400 grams of fentanyl, one count of possession with intent to distribute in excess of 500 grams of methamphetamine and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of ... More...
$0 (09-30-2025 - MO)<h1> United States of America v. David Michael Gager, a/k/a David Kash </h1></h1>
Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegally Possessing Firearms.<br> <br> A Kansas City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court for illegally possessing eight firearms.<br> <br> David Michael Gager, also known as David Kash, 31, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to 71 months in federal prison without parole for being a felon in posse... More...
$0 (09-30-2025 - MO)<h1> United States of America v. Demetrius Combs </h1></h1>
St. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking crimes. <br> A high school baseball coach in Illinois has been indicted and accused of drug trafficking crimes.<br> <br> Demetrius Combs, 33, of Sauget, Illinois, was indicted in U.S. District Court in St. Louis on August 27 with one count of distribution of fentanyl, two counts of distribution of m... More...
$0 (09-30-2025 - MO)<h1> United States of America v. Juan Hernandez-Sandoval </h1></h1>
Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal reentry after a felony conviction. <br> A Mexican national was sentenced on Sept. 25, 2025, for illegally reentering the United States.<br> <br> Juan Hernandez-Sandoval, 45, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Beth Phillips, to 12 months and a day in federal prison. Hernandez-Sandoval pleaded guilty on Fe... More...
$0 (09-26-2025 - MO)<h1> United States of America v. Josue Sabillon </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Illinois Man Indicted for Smuggling Methamphetamine on Train</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i"></b></center>... More...
$0 (09-10-2025 - MO)<h1> United States of America v. Semaj Reshod Clark </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jefferson City, MO criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Felon in Possession of a Firearm </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Columbia Man Charged with Felon in Possession of a Firearm</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i"></b></center></i><br> <center><h2><br> <... More...
$0 (09-10-2025 - MO)<h1> United States of America v. Suras Rostas </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> St. Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sleight-of-Hand Fraud </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Romanian Admits Nationwide $130,000 Sleight-of-Hand Fraud</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i"></b></center></i><br> <center><h2><br> <br> A Roman... More...
$0 (09-09-2025 - MO)<h1> United States of America v. Omar Avila-Ramirez </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful reentry after deportation and possession of a firearm as an illegal alien </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Mexican National Sentenced for Illegally Reentering the United States and Possessing a Firearm as an Illegal Alien</h2></cent... More...
$0 (08-01-2025 - MO)<h1> United States of America v. Omar Avila-Ramirez </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegally Reentering the United States and Possessing a Firearm as an Illegal Alien </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Mexican National Sentenced for Illegally Reentering the United States and Possessing a Firearm as an Illegal Alien</h2></... More...
$0 (08-01-2025 - MO)<h1> United States of America v. Selvin Mejia-Ramos, Rubin Pinot-Banegas </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Springfield, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegally re-entering the United States after having been previously removed. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Two Men Plead Guilty to Illegal Re-Entry to the United States</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></cent... More...
$0 (07-24-2025 - MO)<h1> United States of America v. Donald Carl Held </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Saint Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of receipt of child pornography and one count of distribution of child pornography </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Warren County Man Admits Sharing Child Sexual Abuse Material</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="... More...
$0 (07-24-2025 - MO)<h1> United States of America v. Donald Carl Held </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Saint Louis, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sharing Child Sexual Abuse Material </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Warren County Man Admits Sharing Child Sexual Abuse Material</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <br> A man f... More...
$0 (07-24-2025 - MO)<h1> United States of America v. Fernando Herrera-Cruz, Guadalupe De Jesus Aldana Sandoval a/k/a “Edgar Navarro </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jefferson City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Illegal Re-Entry </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Two Individuals Charged with Illegal Re-Entry </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Two individuals were indicted by a federal grand jury in separate cases this week... More...
$0 (04-08-2025 - MO)<h1> United States of America v. Mario Alberto Hernandez-Lugo </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Kansas City, Mo. criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Mexican National Previously Deported Sentenced to Six Years for Illegal Firearm</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Mexican National illegally... More...
$0 (03-19-2025 - MO)<h1> United States of America v. Thirplus Moose </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i>Kansas City, Missouri Criminal Defense Lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murdering Security Guard during an armed bank robbery.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <br> A St. Louis, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court for his role in the murder of 70-year-old security guard Dwight Mayhugh, Sr., during an armed bank robbery in 2006.<b... More...
$0 (01-30-2013 - MO)Akinfolarin Oladayo Sessi v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, et al.
St. Louis, Missouri immigration law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants seeking a Writ of Mandamus to Adjudicate Visa Petition.... More...
$0 (12-07-2023 - MO)Jose Luis Mendoza Mendoza v. Alejandro Mayorkas
St. Louis, Missouri immigration lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants seeking a writ of mandamus to adjudicate a visa petition.<br> <br> "A writ of mandamus is an extraordinary writ issued by a court to compel a government official or agency to perform a duty that is owed to the petitioner. In the context of immigration law, a writ of mandamus can be used to compel U.S. Citizens... More...
$0 (11-07-2023 - MO)Rolando L. Olivia Rodriguez v. The State of Texas
<center><h2><font color="red"> Houston, Texas – Criminal Defense lawyer represented defendant with appealing assault and continuing family violence charges. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> In March 2018, appellant pleaded guilty to assault – continuing family <br> violence and was placed on deferred adjudication community supervision. In <br> December 2019, the State moved to... More...
$0 (09-17-2022 - MO)United States of America v. Alejandrino Velazquez-Hernandez
Springfield, Missouri criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with soliciting pornographic images and videos from an 11-year-old victim over Facebook Messenger.<br> <br> Alejandrino Velazquez-Hernandez, 34, of Springfield, pleaded guilty to the sexual exploitation of a child. Velazquez-Hernandez admitted that he used an 11-year-old child, identified in court documents as "Jane Doe,†t... More...
$0 (08-19-2022 - mo)Mohamud Hassan v. Jeffrey A. Rosen, Acting Attorney General of United States
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> St. Louis, MO -Immigration lawyer represented Petitioner seeking to defer his removal to Somalia under the Convention Against Torture ("CATâ€). </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> Hassan, a Somali native, entered the United States in 2001 under a false <br> passport. Subsequently, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security sought Hassan's <br> removal u... More...
$0 (11-19-2021 - MO)Cuong Phu Le v. Jeffrey A. Rosen, Acting Attorney General of United States
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> St. Louis, MO - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant seeking to reopen his removal proceedings. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> Cuong Phu Le, a native and citizen of Vietnam, filed a motion to reopen his<br> removal proceedings to allow him to seek adjustment of status, based on his marriage<br> to a United States citizen soon after an immigra... More...
$0 (11-18-2021 - MO)Gemma Edith Rosales-Reyes; Alexa Abigail Barbosa-Rosales; Fabian Emanuel Rosales-Reyes v. Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General of the United States
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> St. Louis - Immigration lawyer represented defendant with petitioning the Court for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) affirming an order denying their claims for asylum and withholding of removal under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). . </h2></font></b></i></cente... More...
$0 (10-29-2021 - MO)United States of America v. Francisco Javier Munguia Reyes
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> St. Louis - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a <br> illegal reentry charge. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> Having reviewed the record, we conclude that any potential procedural error<br> in applying the enhancement was harmless because the district court was aware of<br> and acknowledged the alternative advisory guideline range, expr... More...
$0 (10-29-2021 - MO)Karla Monika Gilbertson v. Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General of the United States; Alejandro Mayorkas, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> St. Louis - Immigration lawyer represented Petitioner with appealing a <br> Board of Immigration Appeals order denying her removal relief. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> n 1992, at age thirteen, Gilbertson illegally entered the United States. Since <br> then, she has mainly lived in Minnesota. In 2016, she became a lawful permanent <br> resident via t... More...
$0 (10-29-2021 - MO)United States of America v. Emmanuel Robinson
<center><h2><font color="red"><center>St. Louis, MO - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a <br> being a felon in possession of a firearm charge.</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> On March 10, 2017, Detectives William Hooley and David Kellgren with the<br> Kansas City, Missouri Police Department went to a used car lot and repair shop in<br> Kansas City to speak with a man named ... More...
$0 (10-01-2021 - MO)Dilang Dat v. United States of America
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> St. Louis, MO - Criminal defense lawyer represented Petitioner - Appellant with a robbery charge. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> Dat was indicted for two counts of robbery under 18 U.S.C. § 1951, and one <br> count of brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. <br> § 924. United States v. Dat, 2019 WL 5538074, at... More...
$0 (09-30-2021 - MO)United States of America v. MELVYN GEAR
<center><h2><font color="red"><center>St. Louis, MO - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a possessing a firearm while "being an alien" who had been admitted to the United States under a nonimmigrant visa charge.</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> This case comes to us from down under. Melvyn Gear <br> is a native of Australia who moved to Hawaii in January <br> 2013 to work for ... More...
$0 (09-03-2021 - MO)United States of America v. Francisco Reyes
<center><h2><font color="red"> St. Louis, MO - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a illegal reentry charge. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> Francisco Javier Munguia Reyes appeals after he pleaded guilty to illegal<br> reentry, and the district court1<br> sentenced him to sixty months in prison. His counsel<br> 1The Honorable Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger, United States Distric... More...
$0 (08-03-2021 - MO)United States of America v. Christopher Lee Caven
Kansas City, Missouri criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with receiving child pornography over the internet.<br> <br> Christopher Lee Caven, 40, from Belton, Missouri was receiving, possessing and sending child pornography on his cell phone, which he then lost at a truck stop.<br> <br> On Feb. 13, 2020, Caven pleaded guilty to receiving child pornography over the internet. Caven... More...
$0 (03-17-2021 - MO)United States of America v. Fidelina Mwelu Mutisya
Kansas City, Missouri fraud charge criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to commit marriage fraud.<br> <br> Fidelina Mwelu Mutisya, 61, of Winchester, Ohio, was charged with one count of criminal conspiracy. <br> <br> By pleading guilty today, Mutisya admitted that she participated in a conspiracy to enter into fraudulent marriages for the purpose of circumventing f... More...
$0 (11-18-2020 - MO)United States of America v. Marco Barraza
<center><br> <img widith="400" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Springfield_MO_Fed.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> Springfield, MO - The United States of America charged Marco Barraza,age 28, with possession of child pornography.<br> <br> On Oct. 29, 2019, Barraza was found guilty at trial of one count of receiving and distributing child pornography.<br> <br> Law enforcement i... More...
$0 (09-08-2020 - MO)United States of America v. Anthony Leon Helsel
<center><br> <img width="400" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Springfield_MO_Fed.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> Springfield, MO - The United States of America charged Anthony Leon Helsel, age 32, with sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of the sex trafficking of a minor and was sentenced to 30 years' in prison.<br> <br> The investigation began in September 2018 whe... More...
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