PDF-Immigration Consequences of Criminal Convictions

Presenter Bios Hena Mansori Detention Project Supervising Attorney. Kentucky Andres Benach BenachRagland LLP Washington DC Sejal Zota National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild Boston MA Maria Navarro Immigration Law Unit Legal Aid Society New York NY 5742257455574605744557402573765737657428574485744 . HISTORY BACKGROUND CHECKS – A KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL POLICY . HOW IMPLEMENTING THIS IN THE NEW ENGLAND AND BERMUDA DISTRICT CAN PROTECT YOUTH AND AKTION CLUB MEMBERS, THE COMMUNITY, YOUR CLUB MEMBERS, YOUR CLUB, AND KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL.. Rachel Moon a legal immigrant is awaiting her sentencing hearing for killing her boyfriend in self defense.. “Under Current Law”. Under current law, non-citizen immigrants convicted of what's known as an "aggravated felony" face automatic penalties that make it far harder for them to be spared from deportation. While the term suggests a crime of a serious and violent nature, the definition of an "aggravated felony" has been expanded over the years, to the point where it includes crimes that are neither "aggravated" nor "felonies." Obama's draft immigration bill would narrow the definition of an aggravated felony by giving immigration judges greater discretion to grant leniency to individual immigrants convicted of minor offenses.. Halerie. Mahan. Defendant’s status . can. affect consequences of conviction. Categories . Citizen. Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR). Lawfully present non-LPRs. Undocumented Individuals. ASK YOUR CLIENT IF HE’S EVER HAD STATUS!. CRS-3 CRS-5 additional statutory penalties, such as heavy fines, are sufficiently severe. For background, see CRS Report RL32270, The Role of State andLocal Law Enforcement, by Lisa M. Seghetti, S Peter . Edelmann. The severity of deportation—"the equivalent of banishment or exile," [...] only underscores how critical it is for counsel to inform her noncitizen client that he faces a risk of deportation. It is our responsibility under the Constitution to ensure that no criminal defendant—whether a citizen or not—is left to the "mercies of incompetent counsel." [...] To satisfy this responsibility, we now hold that counsel must inform her client whether his plea carries a risk of deportation. . Immigration Consequences of Criminal Convictions and the Role of the Magistrate. 1. Sharon L. Ames, Esq. Regional Immigration Assistance Center, Region 2. NYS Magistrates Association Sept. 26-27, 2016. CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM CONTACTS. Sergio Jimenez, Director, Civil Justice Practice. Brooklyn Defender Services. INTRODUCTION. Brooklyn . Defender Services as one of the two criminal defender organizations in Brooklyn also provides a multi-disciplinary approach to client services. . . Matt Benson, Cincinnati, Ohio. . . Scott . Bratton, Cleveland, Ohio. . INA . § 101(a. )(48). A formal judgment of guilt . OR. . If adjudication of guilt is withheld and:. Immigration Consequences of Criminal Convictions and the Role of the Magistrate. 1. Sharon L. Ames, Esq. Regional Immigration Assistance Center, Region 2. NYS Magistrates Association Sept. 26-27, 2016. Expungements in Minnesota. Meghan Scully and Paul Ziezulewicz. Staff Attorneys, SMRLS. April 15, 2016. Today’s Agenda. Who We Are. Why Expungement Matters to . TBI . professionals. Criminal Expungement . Duties of the defence counsel. Refugee. . Law Office . Bureau du Droit des Réfugiés. Anthony Navaneelan. Staff Lawyer. navanea@lao.on.ca. May 6, 2017. Duty to advise of immigration consequences at plea & sentencing. 2015. Rick De Lara, Jr.. Rick De Lara, Jr.. The Law Offices of . Rios . & . Parada. , PLLC. 1505 E Missouri Ave. El Paso, TX 79902. Tel: (915) 532-2333. Danny Razo. Danny Razo. The Law . Office . WELL-KNOWN COLLATERAL CONSEQUENCES. WELL-KNOWN COLLATERAL CONSEQUENCES. housing. BARRIERS TO HOUSING . PUBLIC HOUSING . Federal Restrictions . Local Restrictions . PRIVATE HOUSING. BARRIERS TO STABILITY .