May
16
-Immigration Court Explained: Part 1- The Court and the NTA
By Farhad Sethna, Attorney Copyright 2007, all rights reserved
This is part 1 of a series of articles on Immigration Court processes on my website. I am going to try to explain some of the workings of immigration court, the mysteries of the “removal” process and the [...]
May
16
Immigration Consequences of Criminal Conviction
May 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment
This article deals with the basic issues concerning the impact that a criminal conviction could have upon a resident or non- resident alien. A resident alien is an individual who, for the purposes of this article has the right to live and work permanently in the United States of America. A [...]
May
16
Drink, Drive, and be Deported *
May 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment
It may be hard to believe, but conviction of a crime for driving under the influence could constitute an aggravated felony, as a crime of violence, and thereby make an alien criminal deportable.
A panel of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) held in the case of In re Magallanes, Int. Dec. 3341(BIA [...]
May
16
In order to understand the impact that convictions can have on Immigration and naturalization issues involving our clients, it is first necessary to understand the underlying scheme of punishment and penalties imposed by the immigration code. Immigration law over the last three years has become nothing short of draconian. Crimes that [...]
May
11
Removal aka Deportation
May 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment
In order to understand the impact that convictions can have on Immigration and naturalization issues involving our clients, it is first necessary to understand the underlying scheme of punishment and penalties imposed by the immigration code. Immigration law over the last three years has become nothing short of draconian. Crimes that [...]
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