DUI and Immigration Law
October 20, 2020
Whether you’re a student on an F1 visa, a Green Card holder, or an asylum seeker in the US, you want to make sure that you do not have any criminal record that will cause problems for your immigration status. Here, we discuss how a Los Angeles DUI Attorney will help you avoid problems with the USCIS or ICE. A DUI arrest can have serious consequences for anyone, but, for a non-citizen, it can lead to such consequences as the loss of a tourist visa, and even denial of citizenship, deportation, or refusal of admission. Imagine how horrible it is to come home to the US and not be allowed in by immigration officers because of a DUI on your […]
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February 15, 2017
In this article, DUI Defense Lawyer discusses DUI as a Reason for Deportation. Click on the links below to go directly to your topic of interest. Mr. Trump’s Deportation Plan and DUI Consequences DUI Conviction and Criminal Record Can an Undocumented Immigrant with a DUI Conviction Get Support in California? Jersey Vargas is a 13-year-old girl who is now fighting for her father, an undocumented immigrant. He was convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol in 2014. Her father is the only breadwinner and his deportation can bring her family into poverty. In Los Angeles, there are more than 1 million undocumented immigrants now who live in fear of deportation. Their families are very worried about such consequences. Trump’s […]
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July 6, 2016
This article discusses HOW a DUI Can affect your immigration status. Click on the links below to go directly to your topic of interest. IMMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES AFTER A DUI TOURIST VISA B1/B2 AND DUI GREENCARD HOLDERS AND DUI DUI AND ASYLUM DACA AND DUI RECENT CHANGES IN IMMIGRATION LAW CATEGORICAL APPROACH IN DUI CASES IMMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES AFTER A DUI If you got arrested for a DUI and you are not a US citizen, a DUI can have immigration consequences. Because there are numerous immigration petitions, relief, and statuses available to applicants, DUI will have different consequences depending on your immigration status. DUI is a state crime, however, a conviction can be used by federal immigration officials and judges to deny admission, […]
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May 4, 2013
Categorical Approach – is a concept of the immigration law to determine if someone is deportable or not. Under the categorical approach – only conduct covered in the statute of conviction and only with a conviction can an immigrant suffer immigration consequences. Under the categorical approach, the immigration court is not permitted to consider mere conduct and to go “beyond” the conviction by reading the police reports. In the last few years, the categorical approach was severely limited by BIA decisions and the Attorney General’s opinions, such as in Silva-Trevino 24 I&N Dec 687, that permitted reading the police reports to determine removability or immigration benefits. But in Moncrieffe v. Holder, a United States Supreme Court Opinion, excluded conviction for […]
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October 13, 2012
If you have a open DUI case in Los Angeles and can qualify for this program, here is some information to consider before pleading guilty to a DUI in Los Angeles. As you might know, under recent President Obama’s executive order, USCIS permits young undocumented immigrants to apply for a “deferred action”, a possible path to a U.S. Citizenship. Under this federal program, an applicant’s deportation (if he is in one) will be stopped and he will receive a work permit. To qualify for deferred action, applicant must meet the following requirements: Must be under 31 as of June 15, 2012; Must be in the United States before turning 16; Must continuously reside in the United States since June 15, […]
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