Criminal Defense of Immigrants

The conviction must also occur after September 30, 1996 (the effective date of IIRAIRA) to trigger deportability under this ground.[67]  Note that it is the conviction (rather than the commission of the offense) that must occur after that date for the listed criminal convictions to trigger deportation.  For the domestic violence protection order violation finding to trigger deportation, it is the violation, not the finding, that must occur after September 30, 1996.  See § 22.34, infra. 

[67] IIRAIRA § 350(a).