I’m going to give you a few scenarios that may or may not be true.[1] Sometimes, I get emotional describing these cases because they’re so ridiculous, so unfair and so unfathomable, but this is how the intersection of criminal convictions and federal immigration law comes into play. Case 1: Stealing Bacon […]
There are four major ways you may be detained if you are not a citizen of the United States of America: unlawful presence, crimes, prior removal orders and terrorism grounds. Being detained means sitting in an immigration detention center (which may be in a prison or airport) until immigration officers can determine your […]
Over the past week, we learned acclaimed rapper 21 Savage was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. 21 Savage, whose real name is Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, was charged with being a British citizen who came to the U.S. in 2005, where he last overstayed his visa. Many fans wonder: so what? […]
Why I cringe every time someone brings up this show… The TLC show 90 Day Fiancé follows the lives of dozens of U.S. citizens and their foreign-born fiances as they navigate the immigration system to obtain a visa, get married, apply for a green card, and live happily ever after in the United States. It […]
How A DUI Can Affect Your Immigration Status For foreign nationals, an arrest or conviction for driving under the influence can have major repercussions. Anyone in the United States who is not a citizen is subject to the laws and rules of the Immigration and Nationality Act (1996). Although an arrest or conviction for driving […]
On August 23, 2017, David ‘DJ’ Creato pled guilty to aggravated manslaughter in the October 2015 death of his toddler son, 3-year-old Brendan Creato. The guilty plea comes a mere two weeks before his second murder trial was set to begin, after a jury in the first murder trial could not reach an unanimous verdict […]
Does your heart hurt from watching bad legal shows? Me too. I will be the first to admit: when I watch a scene, whether it is part of a television show, movie, clip or comedy routine, that depicts a cringe-worthy moment in an attorney’s line of work, I can’t help but look away. From […]