Big Asylum Win, Freedom, For Russian Man In Miami Immigration Court

Miami, Florida, April 28, 2026

Asylum cases are very difficult to win since the U.S. has  engaged in deliberate actions to limit even legitimate cases. Within the current White House administration,  Stephen Miller, a far-right politician who is not an attorney,  is the primary architect of the administration's hardline immigration crackdown. His actions  have drawn the ire of Immigration lawyers who argue they are a deep departure  from traditional American asylum laws.

Alex Barak of Hollywood, Florida, an attorney handling asylum cases for many decades, reports that the current predicament is “the most difficult time in U.S. history to obtain asylum. The Department of Homeland Security, USCIS, and ICE have built many legal barriers to asylum. They have arrested people who have filed legitimate asylum cases and have  held them in custody in  subpar detention centers to break their will until they agree to self-deport.”

Notwithstanding the long odds, Alex Barak has won another asylum case for a Russian man, this time on April 28, 2026, after a contested legal battle and trial in the  Immigration Court, Miami, Florida.

Alex Barak, an American born and from a family originally from Belarus, never stopped until he reached a complete victory. He says he grew up with other children of refugees and learned about their parents’ ordeals of suffering, hardships, and persecution. He further stated that his father lost three pairs of uncles/aunts and over 13 first cousins, as well as scores of other relatives, to the Nazi genocide of World War II.

“My motivation is simple. I believe that saving one life is like saving an entire world, “ said Barak.

“When I first received this case, in August 2023, my client A. P.  had been kept for a couple of months in a detention center in Texas. It was more like a dungeon. I first obtained his release on bond with an extremely detailed history which included an arrest, torture, and multiple threats by Moscow police arising out of his anti-Russian Government protests and activities,” said Barak.

Upon his release on bond, his client was placed into Removal or Deportation Proceedings in the Miami Immigration Court. The case was going smoothly until the Government filed several legal obstacles, which delayed the case a bit, but it still went to trial on April 28, 2026, even though hundreds of cases for asylum in the Miami Immigration Court are being denied and people are ordered deported.

Victory came at 4:12 p.m. that day in Miami, as A.P. tasted his sweet victory. He was approved for asylum. His long ordeal in escaping from Russia ended with a jolt of adrenaline, a glow on his face, and a very wide smile.

His attorney remarked: “I win my cases with details, details and details, plus long hours of preparation and a presentation with my professional writing skills which provide a clear and convincing case.”

A.P. is now celebrating his newfound freedom and keeps repeating the Russian  word for freedom, “svoboda.”  “Now, I feel the welcome of the Statue of Liberty,” said A.P., a well-educated man with both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree who has joined his sister and parents who already were living here in legal status.

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Alex Barak

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Florida-licensed lawyer since 1981