Mr. Ashton earned a Juris Doctor Degree from Chicago-Kent College of law and is admitted to the Illinois State Bar. He is licensed to practice immigration law throughout the United States. Over the years, Mr. Ashton has represented clients in a wide variety of matters before the immigration court, the Board of Immigration Appeals, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Asylum Office, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Mr. Ashton’s experience includes all areas of removal defense, family-based immigration, asylum and protection claims, as well as immigrant detainee rights and policy.