Immigration consequences of criminal activity
Subtitle: a guide to representing foreign-born defendants
By: by Mary E. Kramer
Contributors: American Immigration Lawyers Association
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: American Immigration Lawyers Association
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 584
ISBN-13: 9781573702911
Subjects: Deportation; Defense (Criminal procedure); Criminal provisions; Detention of persons; Emigration and immigration law; Alien criminals; Legal status, laws
Table of contents: title: An overview of basic immigration terms and the immigration law system --; title: The definition of 'conviction' according to immigration law --; title: Consequences of criminal activity : removal from the United States --; title: Consequences of criminal activity : detention inside the United States --; title: Classifications of crimes under immigration law --; title: Consequences of specific criminal activity --; title: Immigration defense : waivers and other relief --; title: Fashioning a plea to avoid adverse immigration consequences --; title: Visas for cooperating witnesses --; title: Preparing and presenting applications that waive a criminal conviction.