Criminal Defense of Immigrants
Chapter
- §21.1 I. Summary for Criminal Defense Attorneys
- §21.2 II. Immigration Considerations
- §21.3 A. Inadmissibility
- §21.4 1. Controlled Substances Conviction
- §21.5 2. Admission of a Controlled Substances Offense
- §21.6 3. "Reason to Believe" Drug Trafficker
- §21.7 4. Family Member of Noncitizen Drug Trafficker
- §21.8 5. Crime of Moral Turpitude Conviction
- §21.9 6. Admission of a Crime of Moral Turpitude
- §21.10 7. Drug Abuse or Addiction
- §21.11 B. Deportability
- §21.12 1. Aggravated Felony Drug Trafficker
- §21.13 2. Controlled Substances Conviction
- §21.14 3. Crimes of Moral Turpitude
- §21.15 4. Drug Abuse or Addiction
- §21.16 C. Eligibility for Relief
- §21.17 III. Simple Possession and Lesser Offenses
- §21.18 A. First Possession Offense
- §21.19 B. Multiple Simultaneous Offenses
- §21.20 C. Subsequent Possession Offense
- §21.21 D. Under the Influence
- §21.22 E. Possession of Paraphernalia
- §21.23 F. Transportation
- §21.24 IV. Drug Trafficking
- §21.25 A. Sale
- §21.26 B. Distribution
- §21.27 C. Manufacture or Cultivation
- §21.28 D. Import or Export
- §21.29 E. Other Controlled Substances Offenses
- §21.30 V. Safe Havens
- §21.31 A. General Safe Havens
- §21.32 B. Unlisted Offenses
- §21.33 C. Offense is Not "Relating to" a Controlled Substance
- §21.34 D. Drug is Not a Federally Listed Controlled Substance
- §21.35 E. Personal Possession of 30 Grams or Less of Marijuana
- §21.36 F. Effective Rehabilitative Relief
- §21.37 G. Other Safe Havens
- §21.38 VI. Sentencing Considerations
- §21.39 A. Felony/Misdemeanor Definitions
- §21.40 B. Illegal Re-Entry Sentencing
§ 21.20 C. Subsequent Possession Offense
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A second or subsequent conviction for simple possession will have the following immigration consequences:
