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Deportation and Criminal Convictions

By Ron Chapman

          A criminal conviction (which includes a withhold of adjudication) can have serious ramifications pertaining to the deportation of someone who is not a United States citizen but who wishes to remain lawfully in the U.S.           The Immigration and Nationality Act sets forth various criminally-related grounds for deportation.  Some of those grounds are: Crimes of moral turpitude; Aggravated felonies; Controlled substance violations; Firearms violations; Domestic violence charges; Offenses pertaining to national security.             Because a criminal conviction can have such serious deportation consequences for an individual who is not a U...continue to full post

Full post as published by Palm Beach Criminal Defense Blog on August 13, 2009 (boomark / email).