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Daniele F. C. Volfe
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- English
- Portuguese
- Spanish
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Daniele is an Associate at Fragomen’s Dallas office, bringing more than a decade of experience representing individuals, families and businesses in a wide range of U.S. immigration matters. Her practice focuses primarily on employment-based immigration, including immigrant and nonimmigrant visa petitions, adjustment of status applications, PERM labor certification matters, motions, appeals and strategic immigration planning for multinational and small employers and their employees.
Prior to focusing primarily on employment-based immigration, Daniele maintained a substantial family-based, humanitarian and removal defense advocacy where she represented clients before U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), immigration courts, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA). Her experience includes asylum, VAWA petitions, U visas, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status cases, waivers of inadmissibility, naturalization matters, adjustment of status applications and removal defense.
A frequent speaker and presenter on immigration law, Daniele has presented at various legal, educational, religious and community organizations on topics including employment-based immigration, family-based immigration, immigrant’s rights, humanitarian relief and current immigration trends. She has also served in leadership and volunteer roles with Justice for Our Neighbors (JFON) and the Dallas Bar Association’s Immigration Law Section.
Education
- Southern Methodist University, LLM, 2010
- Universidade Estadual de Maringá(UEM), J.D., 2001
More from Daniele
Admissions
Bar Admissions: Texas, New York
Court Admissions: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Practice Limited to Federal Immigration & Nationality Law
Professional accomplishments
Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
Committee Member, DBA - Immigration Law Section (2019- 2021)
Member, Dallas Bar Association
Member, New York Bar Association
Publications and lectures
Panelist: “Immigration Practice Spotlight.” Southern Methodist University - Dedman School of Law, Dallas, 15 October 2026.
Speaker, "Current Immigration Trends and Immigrants: Know Your Rights.” Watermark Health, Dallas, 2025.
Speaker, “Immigration Updates for Religious Workers.” Horizon Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church, Plano, 2025.
Speaker, “Immigrants: Know Your Rights.” Custer Road United Methodist Church, Plano, 2025.
Speaker, “Immigrants: Know Your Rights.” Brazilian Women’s Club, Plano, 2025.
Speaker, "Current Trends in Family-Based and Employment-Based Immigration and Prosecutorial Discretion before ICE.” Dallas Bar Association, Immigration Law Section, Dallas, 2021.
Moderator, “H-1B Electronic Registration FY 2021 - Exploring the Unknown.” Dallas Bar Association, Immigration Law Section, Dallas, 2020.
Panelist: “Nonimmigrant Visas, Alphabet Soup Options.” Dallas Bar Association, Immigration Law Section, Dallas, 2020.
Speaker, “Know Your Rights.” Brazilian Itinerant Consulate, Irving, 2020.
Speaker, “Immigration Rights for Victims of Domestic Violence,” Sponsored by the General Consulate of Brazil, Dallas, 2019.
Panelist, “Citizenship Information Workshop.” Plano Multicultural Outreach Roundtable, Plano, 2019.
Panelist, “Citizenship Information Workshop.” Plano Multicultural Outreach Roundtable, Plano, 2018.
Panelist, “Citizenship Workshop.” St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Church, Dallas, 2018.
Speaker, “President Trump’s Executive Orders and Their Immigration Consequences regarding Texas State Law SB-4.” Dallas Bar Association, Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program, Dallas, 2017.
Speaker, “Current Immigration Trends and Immigrants: Know Your Rights.” Workers Defense Project, Dallas, 2017.
Speaker, “Current Immigration Trends and Immigrants: Know Your Rights.” Brazilian Itinerant Consulate, Irving, 2017.
Speaker, “Immigrants: Know Your Rights.” First Sagrada Familia Lutheran Church, Garland, 2017.
Speaker, “Immigrants: Know Your Rights.” Advent Lutheran Church, Arlington, 2017.
Speaker, “Immigrants: Know Your Rights.” Casa Linda United Methodist Church, Dallas, 2017.
Speaker, “Immigrants: Know Your Rights.” Pleasant Mount United Methodist Church, Dallas, 2017.
Speaker, “Immigrants: Know Your Rights.” Brazilian Baptist Church, Bedford, 2017.
Speaker, “Immigration 101.” Sunday School at First United Methodist Church of Plano, Plano, 2017.
Speaker, “The Future of Immigration After Trump.” J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, 2016.
Speaker, 2nd Annual Thanksgiving Award Dinner.” Justice for Our Neighbors, Dallas, 2016.
Speaker, “Current Immigration Trends and Q&A.” Radio Católica Cristo Rey, Dallas, 2015.
Speaker, “Immigrants: Know Your Rights.” Cockrell Hill United Methodist Church, Dallas, 2014.
Speaker, "Current Immigration Trends and Q&A.” Radio La Bonita FM, Irving, 2014.
