Your respected lawyer might be wrong. He showed you the data of of ppl who filed public benefit and got denied which is ok but how many of them filed for unemployment benefit and not other public charges as food stamps or Medicaid tho? ALWAYS get a second opinion and even 3rd or 4th when it comes tho law and health related issues. I have gotten wrong answers on avoo many many times by so called respected lawyers. Call bandits dahal attorney in DC, saw on face book or somewhere that she is offering free help on this crisis.