Denial of Entry into the US: Criminal Charges or Conviction, Aggravated Felony Offense, Immigration Bail Bond, Crimes of Moral Turpitude, Drug & Controlled Dangerous Substance (CDS) Offenses, Handgun, Rifle, Shotgun & Other Firearm Offenses, Immigration Detainer, Two or More Criminal Offenses, Immigration Consequences of a Criminal Conviction
Immigration Enforcement: Deportation, Inadmissibility & Detainer
Immigration status is an important consideration in defending criminal charges. The reason for this lies in the fact that someone who is not a citizen of the United States may be subject to removal (i.e. deported) if they are arrested and/or convicted of certain crimes. The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRAIRA) and Immigration and Nationality Act ("INA") sets forth those offenses that allow the US to deport a Permanent Resident (e.g. Green Card), Visa Holder, or illegal. The most frequently encountered reason for deporting an alien encountered by our lawyers is an arrest and resulting ICE detainer. Removal proceedings also arise when someone applies for immigration benefits, a change in status (e.g. renewal of a visa, issuance of a green card, adjustment of status, etc.), or reentry and a deportable conviction is uncovered.
Crimes Constituting Grounds to Deport or Remove
Our law firm, the Law Offices of Spar & Bernstein has been praticing Immigration law since 1958, abd has compiled detailed information with respect to felony and misdemeanor charges that provide grounds for a documented or undocumented alien to be deported. Each class of deportable offense includes its own requirements in order for the related crime(s) to provide a basis for deportation.