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Assert your rights before you lose your freedom! Tens of thousands of immigrants
are deported from the United States every year. Illegal reentry is the most
prosecuted crime in the Ninth Circuit. Could you be the next immigrant unfairly
banished from the United States forever and then subject to illegal reentry
charges? Immigration Alert
Convictions for minor crimes like simple assault (domestic violence) or theft
can lead to mandatory deportation for long-term permanent residents. Mr. Conry
may be able to "cure" the problem and protect your current legal status in the
United States, and/or assist you in obtaining legal status in the U.S.
If you are applying for a green card, naturalization or have any business
with the immigration 'service' and you have any criminal record, consult with
Mr. Conry or another experienced immigration attorney, before going to your
appointment at the INS. It does not matter if your crime occurred twenty years
ago or yesterday. If the police or Immigration Service has ever detained you,
speak with an immigration attorney about what effect that conviction or
interaction with law enforcement has had on your current legal status or your
potential ability to obtain legal status to live and work within the United
States.
Regardless of your immigration status, do not get into trouble with the law.
If you do get into trouble with the law on even a seemingly minor criminal
charge, see an immigration attorney to help you deal with the criminal problem
in a manner that may enable you to stay in the USA.
If you are eligible to naturalize, you should naturalize immediately.
Travel Warning
This office has recently consulted with several immigrants after they were
sent to “deferred inspection” after traveling outside of the United States.
These immigrants had been convicted of possession of controlled substances
offenses in the 1980’s. They were placed in exclusion/removal proceedings. The
immigrants were treated as “arriving aliens” and held in custody until the time
that the removal hearing took place, which is ordinarily at least several weeks
and/or months after the “deferred inspection.” The lesson: Travel outside the
United States is extremely likely to result in detention by the immigration
authorities if the immigrant has a prior criminal conviction, for instance, a
conviction for possession of a controlled substance. This immigrant is extremely
likely to thereafter face extended time in custody, and expensive deportation
proceedings. See an immigration attorney prior to travel to another country to
assess whether your legal status could be jeopardized by that travel.
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