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Criminal Law and Immigration Law: What can you do to fix an old criminal conviction that may cause immigration problems? Part III
I’ve explained that the consequences of criminal convictions are different for those with legal status, and for those with no legal status. In my previous post, I left out that ANY legal immigration status in the United States can be taken away, except U.S....
Criminal Law and Immigration Law: Which has Worse Possible Consequences? Part II
Lately, I’ve been discussing the relationship between immigration law and criminal law. This is an important subject, and as I often do in these posts, I hope to some time weeks discussing it. I’ve made the argument that immigration consequences—especially for...
Criminal Law and Immigration Law: Which has worse possible consequences? Part I
One of my law school professors once told me that there is a natural connection between immigration law and criminal law. He told me this very early in my law career after he found out that I was practicing in both areas. He recommended that I continue doing so....
Criminal Court, the Law and Young People
The two largest areas of practice for me are immigration law and criminal law. I have often had to represent very young people in these kinds of cases. It is a very difficult thing to do. I would like to address—in an informal way—some of my thoughts about...
Divorce and International Law
Many times, I find that when clients come to me to investigate the possibility of divorce, their goals, and how divorce happens legally, usually these potential clients misunderstand several things. I would like to address a few of these things in a series of...
Immigration Court Defense: Asylum + Withholding of Removal, Part VIII
Recently, I continued my discussion about the very old immigration defense of “asylum.” In particular, I explained that prove and win a case, it is necessary to prove that a person is a “refugee,” which means that someone applying for asylum has to prove that he or...
Immigration Court Defense: Asylum + Withholding of Removal, Part VII
We have been discussing immigration court defenses lately. Recently, I discussed the very old immigration defense of “asylum.” In particular, I talked about one part of proving and winning an asylum case. To prove and win a case, it is necessary to prove that a...
Immigration Court Defense: Asylum + Withholding of Removal Part VI
Lately, I’ve been discussing the history of the very old defense of “asylum.” Today I would like to talk a little more about asylum. I mentioned that asylum is a defense in immigration law that a person must apply for before they have been in the United States for a...
Immigration Court Defense: Asylum + Withholding of Removal, Part V
ecently, I discussed the defense of “cancellation of permanent residents.” Today, I would like to discuss the defense of “asylum.” This is a very, very old defense in international law. It is a way for immigrants or refugees to request protection in their new...
Immigration Court Defense: “Cancellation of Removal” for Permanent Residents Part IIII
Recently, I introduced the defense of “cancellation of removal for permanent residents.” I explained that there are two different kinds of cancellation of removal, for green card holders and for those who are undocumented. They each have different requirements. In...