If you are in criminal custody, you may be turned you over to immigration. If you apply to renew your Green Card and have a criminal conviction, immigration will learn of the criminal conviction once they take your fingerprints.  When you apply for citizenship and you have a criminal conviction, immigration will be notified.  If you travel […]

 Deportation on a criminal conviction will depend on the conviction.  Drug offences, theft offences, fraud offences, and violent felony generally make you removable from the United States.  Minor offences under criminal law or a conditional discharge may not necessarily equate to immigration purposes. If you are dealing with a pending criminal case, it is very important that […]

 If you have a Green Card and have been convicted of an aggravated felony after 1996, there is little you can do to stay in the United States to fight for the Green Card aside from making some type of asylum claim.  Under certain circumstances, if you have an aggravated felony with your Green Card obtained in the […]

 A 212(h) waiver is used for people who have criminal convictions and are inadmissible to the United States.  You have to demonstrate that their denial into the United States would be an extreme hardship to a U.S. citizen or legal resident that is a parent, child, or spouse.  A 212(h) can be done with a Green Card […]

If your spouse is not released from custody, immigration judges do not have the authority to release them on bond.  The likelihood of immigration setting a bond depends on the crime and person’s immigration status.  If your spouse has a conviction after October 9, 1998, where they were sentenced to probation, jail, or any type of punishment where […]

 If your loved one is eligible for relief, the length of time will depend on the judge’s docket, how well your spouse testifies, and how prepared you are for the proceedings.  This time period can range from three months to eight months, rarely longer.

 If you have a loved one who has lost their removal hearing and they are detained, unfortunately they most likely will be detained until you appeal.  You have 30 days to file a notice of appeal after a judge’s decision or you have lost the case and it’s a final decision by the immigration judge.  Your lawyer […]

You are most likely not eligible for a Green Card if you have been in the United States illegally for 10 years.

 If you have an A misdemeanor or anything higher involving a moral turpitude: fraud offenses, theft offenses, or any type of violent crimes, you won’t be eligible for cancellation of removal.