Crimmigration

“Crimmigration” is a three-fold merger, and trap, between the immigration and criminal processes. The Merger: (1) the substance of immigration law and criminal law increasingly overlaps, (2) immigration enforcement has come to resemble criminal law enforcement, and (3) the procedural aspects of prosecuting immigration violations have taken on many of the earmarks of criminal procedure. The Trap: generally speaking, the immigration process starts where the criminal process ends, with the statutory elements of your conviction, not the underlying facts.

Our intersecting Criminal and Immigration services are uniquely situated to provide you with immigration representation when you need it most, during your criminal proceeding. We know what impact a guilty plea and/or conviction will most likely have on your current / projected status and subsequent immigration review by USCIS, DHS and the immigration court.

Whether a non-citizen violates immigration law that has been defined as criminal or a crime that is a deportable offense, both incarceration and deportation may result. Don’t try and unring the bell after you’ve plead guilty to a criminal charge; know the immigration consequences before, during and after disposing of your criminal matter.