Hillary Walsh, founder and managing attorney of New Frontier Immigration Law, was featured in New York Weekly in an article titled “What Happens After an EB-5 Denial?” The feature looks at what an EB-5 denial can mean for investors and their families when immigration plans are already tied to life in the U.S.
The EB-5 immigrant investor category is a green card path that involves a substantial investment, often $800,000 or more, into a U.S. project. A denial can create financial concerns, but the consequences may reach much further. For some families, it can affect whether they can remain in the U.S. and may turn an investment-based immigration matter into a removal-defense issue.
The New York Weekly article highlights how an EB-5 denial can disrupt major parts of a family’s life. By the time a decision arrives, children may be settled in local schools and a home may already be purchased. In some cases, a business has relocated to the U.S. as well.
That is why an EB-5 denial should be reviewed in the context of the full immigration situation, not only the investment itself. Hillary Walsh brings more than 12 years of experience handling high-stakes immigration matters before the immigration courts and the Board of Immigration Appeals. Her work also includes matters before the federal appellate courts. That background informs the broader view described in the feature.
There is no single response that applies to every EB-5 denial. The reason for the denial and the specific facts of the case both matter. Depending on the circumstances, possible next steps can include:
These options do not apply in every case, and a denial cannot always be reversed. Careful review can help you understand what paths may still be available and what deadlines or procedural requirements may affect the next step.
The feature reflects an important point: an EB-5 denial can affect far more than an investment plan. When your family or your business is tied to your immigration status, understanding the legal consequences becomes especially important.
At New Frontier Immigration Law, we help you understand the options that may apply after an EB-5 denial. Contact our immigration team to discuss your situation and the next steps that may be available based on the facts of your case.
Hillary Walsh is one of America’s foremost immigration attorneys — a nationally recognized advocate whose career has been built case by case, client by client, in the most challenging corners of immigration law.
For over a decade, Hillary has represented immigrants, asylum seekers, trafficking survivors, and families facing deportation in proceedings before the Ninth, Sixth, and Fifth Circuit Courts of Appeals, the Board of Immigration Appeals, and immigration courts across the country. Her legal expertise spans removal defense, asylum, VAWA, T Visa, U Visa, green cards, and naturalization — the full breadth of immigration law, with particular depth in protection-based relief for vulnerable populations.
Her work has reached the highest levels of American jurisprudence. Hillary was invited to author an amicus curiae brief for a U.S. Supreme Court case — a distinction extended to attorneys whose command of immigration law is recognized at the national level.
Hillary founded New Frontier Immigration Law in 2019 with a simple but radical belief: that every person deserves a fighting chance, and that there is a solution for every problem. That legal philosophy has guided thousands of client outcomes across Phoenix, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and communities nationwide.
She doesn’t just represent clients in immigration court; she shapes how immigration law is argued, understood, and applied.
