Claudine Umuhire Gasana

Claudine Umuhire Gasana is a Houston immigration attorney licensed in Texas. She handles federal immigration matters involving families, workers, employers, businesses, investors, and people seeking humanitarian protection. Her work covers immigrant and nonimmigrant visas, consular matters, waivers, asylum, removal proceedings, and immigration detention. She also represents clients before Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Immigration Court, and the Board of Immigration Appeals. Her practice focuses on helping people understand the legal routes available under United States immigration law.

Claudine earned an LL.B. in Law, described as a J.D. equivalent, from Universite Libre de Kigali in Rwanda in July 2003. She later completed an LL.M. in International and Comparative Law at SMU Dedman School of Law in Dallas in May 2010. Her education across two legal systems supports work involving international applicants and federal immigration procedures. That training is relevant to cases where clients must coordinate immigration eligibility, documentation, and proceedings involving different countries.

Claudine advises on family immigration, employment-based immigration, investor visas, and multiple temporary visa classifications, including H-1B, L-1, E-2, O-1, and student-related categories. She has also represented people detained by immigration authorities and individuals seeking asylum or other humanitarian protections. Her pro bono work includes credible fear redetermination hearings and parole requests for detainees at the Prairieland Detention Center, as well as legal assistance following Hurricane Harvey and service to Afghan refugees and asylum seekers.

Claudine Umuhire Gasana received an American Immigration Lawyers Association Berger Scholarship in 2022 and a Community Service Award from the American Caribbean Chamber of Commerce. Her volunteer activities include a 2022 BakerRipley citizenship forum in Houston, immigrant assistance organizations, and direct representation for people facing detention. These activities complement her immigration practice by extending legal help to people with urgent or limited resources. She continues to address both the family and business sides of immigration law.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Gasana Law Firm
• Member, State Bar of Texas
• Member, New York State Bar Association
• Member, Houston Bar Association
• Member, New York Young Lawyers Association
• Member, American Immigration Lawyers Association
• Member, American Bar Association

Licensed State

• Texas
• New York

Education

• SMU Dedman School of Law
  Master of Laws (LLM) in International and Comparative Law
• Universite Libre de Kigali
  Bachelor of Laws (LLB) in Law (J.D. Equivalent)

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