FKSA recently won asylum, in deportation proceedings, for a refugee from Uzbekistan who had suffered multiple violent attacks on account of her Tatar ethnic background. FKSA represented the client, referred to FKSA by Human Rights First, on a pro bono basis. The client's initial affirmative application for asylum, prepared by another lawyer, was denied by the U.S. Customs and Immigration Service due to perceived inconsistencies in the client's testimony, and the case was automatically referred to the Executive Office of Immigration Review for further proceedings. The Immigration Judge, based on the client's testimony and supporting affidavits and documentation, granted FKSA's client asylum at the conclusion of a 90-minute hearing.

Litigation associate Laurence D. Borten represented the client in the deportation proceedings.