Devin Deane’s clients were recently granted asylum by the United States Department of Homeland Security after years of prosecuting their application for asylum.  Devin’s pro bono efforts culminated in a hearing before the Boston Asylum Office in October 2024.  

Devin’s clients, a mother and two children, fled to the United States from their home in Africa after being persecuted because of their ethnicity and political opinions.  Devin pursued the family’s case before the Department of Homeland Security for several years, which resulted in DHS’s determination that his clients were, in fact, persecuted because of their race and involvement in a political party that opposed the ruling regime and they had a well-founded fear of future persecution if they were forced to return to their home country. 

Devin is honored to have helped the family find safety in the United States after experiencing unimaginable horrors in their home country.  Now safe, and legally residing in the United States, the family can pursue their own American dream, including permanent resident status and eventually U.S. citizenship.