USA Immigration Attorney Gihan Thomas is a Certified Specialist, Immigration and Nationality Law by the State Bar of Califonria, Board of Legal Specialization.  She has obtained her bachelor degree in English and American Literature from Alexandria University.  She obtained her Juris Doctor degree from University of West Los Angeles in 1998.  She has been practicing law for the past seventeen (17) years.  Her practice focuses exclusively since her admission on US Immigration Law.

Attorney Thomas experience over the years focused on both immigrant and nonimmigrant visas.  She has handled family petitions, fiancée visas, consular processing, labor certifications, business visas, investment visas and employment based petitions.

Attorney Thomas has also represented thousands of immigrants before the Immigration Courts in filing asylums, cancellation of removals, suspension of deportation, adjustment of status and waivers for grounds of inadmissibility applications. She has also represented her clients before the Board of Immigration Appeals in filing appeals and motions to reopen.  She is respected as a well talented aggressive litigator, highly experienced with asylum cases. Her depth knowledge of the immigration field has brought this green card attorney to impressive results for her clients over the years.

Attorney Thomas has argued many cases before the Ninth Circuit and Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals and has a winning record in her federal appellate review cases.  Most significantly, her published opinion Viridiana v. Holder 646 F.3d 1230 (9th Cir. 2011) sets a record in tolling the statute of limitation for asylum seekers victimized by immigration consultants that resulted in their failure to meet the one year statutorily deadline.  Attorney Thomas has also assisted the immigrant community in Sumolang v. Holder, 723 F.3d 1080 (9th Cir. 2013), a second published opinion, which extended asylum to a parent based on the harm occurring solely to the child.  Attorney Gihan Thomas iwas behind the decision of Chandra v. Holder 751 F.3d 1034 (9th Cir. 2014) wherein the Ninth Circuit found that changed country conditions as it relates to change personal change circumstances could vacate a final removal order. 

Admissions

Board of Legal Sepcialization - 2014

State Bar of California – 1998

Federal District Court – Central - 1998

Third, Ninth and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeals

Awards and Certificates

Attorney Thomas has received many awards from the City of Los Angeles for her impressive work in vindicating the rights of immigrants in the United States.

Speaking Engagements

Attorney Thomas appeared and continue to appear on several satellite stations such as LOGOS TV, Hope TV, C-SAT, and France 24, to discuss and answers questions and provides updates on US Immigration Laws.