Immigration consequences of criminal activity
Subtitle: a guide to representing foreign-born defendants
By: by Mary E. Kramer
Contributors: American Immigration Lawyers Association
Edition: Fifth edition.
Publisher: American Immigration Lawyers Association
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 680
ISBN-13: 9781573703055
Subjects: Alien criminals; Emigration and immigration law; Criminal provisions; Deportation; Detention of persons; Defense (Criminal procedure)
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.