Opinion ID: 4576560
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Heading: Kroytor’s immigration proceedings

Text: In 2007, Kroytor learned that Behesnilian gave him erroneous advice. As Kroytor returned to the United States from a trip to Canada, authorities questioned him about his conviction and told him it made him inadmissible to the United States. Although he was allowed to return to his home in California, Kroytor soon received a removal notice. Thereafter, Kroytor hired a series of attorneys to represent him in his immigration proceedings. Behesnilian referred Kroytor to an immigration attorney who did nothing on Kroytor’s case for a year. In 2009, Behesnilian referred Kroytor to a second immigration attorney who sought to obtain immigration relief for Kroytor based on his family relationships. In early 2014, Kroytor became concerned about his second immigration attorney’s representation and consulted a third immigration attorney who told him, for the first time, that his conviction was an aggravated felony that required mandatory removal, and the only way to avoid removal was to have his conviction vacated. Shortly thereafter, a fourth immigration attorney confirmed Kroytor’s removal was “virtually certain” unless his conviction was vacated.