Criminal Defense of Immigrants

Chapter

§5.1 I. Introduction
§5.2 A. In General
§5.3 B. 3 Areas of Litigation
§5.4 C. Outline
§5.5 II. Criminal Defense of Current Case
§5.6 A. Basic Goals
§5.7 1. Minimizing Criminal Consequences
§5.8 2. Minimizing Immigration and Other Collateral Consequences
§5.9 3. Balancing Conflicting Goals
§5.10 B. 5 Steps
§5.11 1. Client's Immigration Status
§5.12 2. Expert Assistance or Information
§5.13 3. Client's Priorities
§5.14 4. Defense Strategy
§5.15 5. Continuing Consultation
§5.16 C. Development of a Strategy
§5.17 1. Chronology
§5.18 2. Analysis of the Problem
§5.19 3. Finding a Solution
§5.20 4. Evaluation of Chances of Success
§5.21 D. Defense of Criminal Case
§5.22 1. Deportability
§5.23 2. Inadmissibility
§5.24 3. Eligibility for Relief
§5.25 4. Multiple Charges or Cases
§5.26 E. Identification of Safe Haven
§5.27 1. Non-Conviction Disposition
§5.28 2. Non-Deportable Disposition
§5.29 3. Non-Deportable Sentence
§5.30 4. Conduct-Based Immigration Consequences
§5.31 5. Eligibility for Relief
§5.32 F. Construction of Safe Haven
§5.33 III. Post-Conviction Relief
§5.34 A. List of Prior Convictions
§5.35 B. Immigration Effect
§5.36 C. Minimum Necessary Changes
§5.37 D. Ingredients for Success
§5.38 E. Evaluation of Chances of Success
§5.39 F. Criminal Reprosecution
§5.40 1. In General
§5.41 2. Criminal Consequences
§5.42 3. Immigration Consequences
§5.43 IV. Concluding the Representation

§ 5.12 2. Expert Assistance or Information

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Unless counsel has directly researched the specific immigration questions facing the client, expert immigration advice is absolutely necessary. There is no substitute for consulting an immigration expert to find out (a) the client’s exact immigration situation prior to any new conviction, and (b) the exact immigration effects for the client of each of the various possible alternative dispositions of the new criminal case. See § § 3.42-3.46, supra.