Criminal Defense of Immigrants

Chapter

§18.1 I. Summary for Criminal Defense Attorneys
§18.2 II. Immigration Considerations
§18.3 A. Inadmissibility vs. Deportability
§18.4 B. Who is Subject to Grounds of Inadmissibility
§18.5 1. Lawful Permanent Residents
§18.6 C. Burdens of Proof
§18.7 1. Returning Lawful Permanent Residents
§18.8 D. Admissions of Criminal Conduct
§18.9 E. Eligibility for Relief
§18.10 F. Relevant Non-Crime Related Grounds of Inadmissibility
§18.11 III. Criminal Grounds of Inadmissibility
§18.12 A. Conviction-Based Grounds
§18.13 1. Crimes Involving Moral Turpitude
§18.14 2. Conviction of a Crime Relating to a Controlled Substance
§18.15 3. Multiple Convictions with Aggregate Sentences Imposed of 5 Years
§18.16 B. Conduct-Based Grounds
§18.17 1. Admission of Commission of a Crime Involving Moral Turpitude
§18.18 2. Controlled Substance-Related Grounds
§18.19 a. Admission of Commission of a Controlled Substances Offense
§18.20 b. Reason to Believe
§18.21 c. Drug Abuse and Addiction
§18.22 3. Fraud and Related Grounds
§18.23 4. Money Laundering
§18.24 5. Prostitution and Commercialized Vice
§18.25 6. Alien Smuggling or Trafficking
§18.26 7. Terrorism and Security-Related Grounds
§18.27 8. Other Crime-Related Grounds

§ 18.11 III. Criminal Grounds of Inadmissibility

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The following sections discuss certain of the crime-related grounds of inadmissibility. Information about additional grounds can be found in Appendix E, infra.