by Abecard | Aug 21, 2008 | Citizenship
U.S. law, for a long time, includes provisions for children of U.S. citizens to obtain citizenship through American parents even if they were born in the United States. One of the problems that arises when a client wants to know if they have the citizenship of the...
by Abecard | Aug 2, 2008 | Avoiding Deportation, Danger of Travel, Deportation
Today I was talking to a colleague who told me he was going to see a new client who was detained. The person had his legal residence but was arrested returning from a trip to his country. When immigration authorities were confirming his passport and residency, it came...
by Abecard | Jul 28, 2008 | Aggravating Felony, Crimes of Vileza Mora, Deportation
There are certain criminal convictions that can cause immigration authorities in the United States to launch a deportation case against you. You can’t always tell if your conviction fell under the category of crimes that cause deportation just by looking at the...
by Abecard | Jul 27, 2008 | Citizenship, Naturalization, Sorry
If you are a legal resident of the United States and have had a criminal case in the past that is considered “deportable” under immigration laws and you apply for naturalization (U.S. citizenship) it is almost certain that immigration authorities will...
by Abecard | Jul 25, 2008 | Avoiding Deportation
Lately we are reading in the newspapers and seeing on the television news that federal immigration authorities are entangling and detaining immigrants in unprecedented numbers. Any immigrant in the United States can fall for these efforts to enforce immigration laws...
