This is a quick guide using hypotheticals to explain the dangers of plea bargains that result in deportation (removal) of your foreign clients. Consult with me before you enter that plea.
Immigration Consequences of Criminal Convictions; or Criminal Defense of Aliens--Avoiding "Collateral Damage"
1. CRIMINAL DEFENSE OF ALIENS : Avoiding “Collateral Damage” (Or are you from Mars or Venus ?) Eliot Norman, Esq. Partner Immigration Practice Group Williams Mullen
14. Practice Pointer #4: Watch out for “Collateral Damage” from the Record of Proceedings in State or Federal Court
15. Practice Pointer #5: Know the Crimes that are not Removable Offenses and Use Them
16. Practice Pointer #6: The length of the sentence or maximum possible sentence, not whether the crime is a misdemeanor or felony, often determines the Immigration Consequences or “Collateral Damage.”
17. Practice Pointer #7: The Drug Possession Case: Try to handle it to avoid making it an Immigration Aggravated Felony