Immigration Consequences

08 Aug

Posted at 14:08h in Aggravated Felony, Criminal Immigration, Deportation Defense, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Immigration Consequences
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The Fifth Circuit held that burglary under New Mexico law is an aggravate felony under the Immigration and Nationality Act, because it counts as a “crime of violence.”  Previously the Fifth Circuit held that a Texas burglary conviction is also a crime of violence. I’m not...

08 Aug

Posted at 13:53h in Criminal Immigration, Deportation Defense, Green Cards, Immigration Consequences
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I am often contacted by immigrant families wondering why their permanent resident-relative is being detained at an airport or other port of entry by Customs and Border Protection.  In Texas, for example, green card-holders are often held up for secondary inspection at Dallas’s DFW Airport, Houston’s...

08 Aug

Posted at 13:51h in Criminal Immigration, Criminal Law, Deportation Defense, Immigration Consequences, Immigration Law
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First, the Supreme Court says you should. In early 2010, the Court ruled that criminal defense attorneys are required to advise clients on the immigration consequences of their pleas.  Failure to do so counts as  “ineffective assistance of counsel.”  Specifically, defense attorneys should advise non-citizens that...