Criminal Defense of Immigrants
Chapter
§ 3.22 (C)
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(C) Travel Advisory. Any noncitizen, including a Lawful Permanent Resident, who has any criminal conviction or record, should seek expert immigration advice before traveling abroad for any reason, even briefly. A permanent resident who is inadmissible might or might not be able to return to the United States after a trip abroad. An undocumented person who goes home for the holidays, expecting to return illegally, may become permanently ineligible to immigrate through a family member just by leaving the country – even if s/he has no criminal record.[105]
[105] See § 18.10, infra.