The U.S. government places a priority on investigating crimes, and also on protecting victims of crime. The government issues a specific visa to meet these important objectives. Immigration status The 2000 Victims of Trafficking and Violence Act authorizes a type of...
Criminal Law
Las defensas más comunes contra las acusaciones de conducción en estado ebrio
Una condena por conducir bajo la influencia de alcohol o drogas es devastadora para cualquier persona. Pero para alguien que no es ciudadano estadounidense, y que está pasando por el proceso de la naturalización, una condena criminal tiene un impacto especialmente...
Crimes of moral turpitude and deportation
The immigration laws in the United States are incredibly complex. As such, it can be difficult to navigate them and know, exactly, how divorce and criminal matters may affect your immigration status. This can be incredibly stressful, especially if you’re facing...
How does a DUI conviction affect your immigration status?
If you’re in the United States as an immigrant, then you know that the risk of deportation is always looming over you. Even though that may drive you to live on the straight and narrow, abiding every law that you’re aware of, you can still find yourself on the...