Safe Havens
Detailed Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- TOC Detailed Table of Contents
- Preface
- Table of Abbreviations
- § 1 Introduction
- §1.1 I. Introduction
- §1.2 II. How to Use This Book
- §1.3 A. Clients
- §1.4 B. Immigration Counsel
- §1.5 1. Before Conviction
- §1.6 2. After Conviction
- §1.7 a. In Immigration Court
- §1.8 b. Seeking Post-Conviction Relief
- §1.9 C. Criminal Counsel
- §1.10 1. Before Conviction
- §1.11 2. After Conviction
- §1.12 D. Caveats
- §1.13 1. Necessity to Doublecheck the Solutions
- §1.14 2. What This Book Covers: Safe Haven Non-Deportable Dispositions
- §1.15 3. What This Book Does Not Cover
- §1.16 a. Non-Conviction Based Grounds of Deportation
- §1.17 b. Grounds of Inadmissibility
- §1.18 c. Eligibility for Relief in Immigration Court
- §1.19 d. Post-Conviction Relief in Criminal Court
- §1.20 III. Outline of the Text
- §1.21 A. Chapter 2: Safe Havens Defined
- §1.22 B. Chapter 3: Evaluating a Safe Haven
- §1.23 C. Chapter 4: Non-Conviction Dispositions
- §1.24 D. Chapter 5: Looking for a Safe Haven
- §1.25 E. Chapter 6: Constructing a Safe Disposition
- §1.26 F. Chapter 7: Partial Safe Havens
- §1.27 G. Chapter 8: Safe Havens by Type of Crime
- §1.28 H. Chapter 9: Specific Safe Haven Offenses
- §1.29 I. Appendices
- §1.30 1. Appendix A: Deportation Grounds Checklist . 18
- §1.31 2. Appendix B: Federal Miscellaneous Deportable Convictions Checklist
- §1.32 3. Appendix C: Checklist of Federal Drug Offenses
- §1.33 4. Appendix D: Checklist of Aggravated Felony Firearms Offenses
- §1.34 5. Appendix E: Aggravated Felony Alphabetical Quick Checklist
- §1.35 6. Appendix F: Basic Immigration Status Questionnaire
- §1.36 7. Appendix G: Inadmissibility Grounds Checklist Related to Crimes
- §1.37 8. Appendix H: Non-Substantive Offenses
- § 2 Safe Havens Defined
- §2.1 I. Introduction
- §2.2 II. Definitions of a Safe Haven
- §2.3 A. Non-Deportable Dispositions in Criminal Cases
- §2.4 B. Non-Conviction Dispositions
- §2.5 C. Non-Deportable Convictions
- §2.6 III. Types of Deportation Grounds
- §2.7 A. Conviction-Based Grounds
- §2.8 B. Checklist of Conviction-Based Grounds
- §2.9 C. Conduct-Based Grounds
- §2.10 D. Checklist of Conduct-Based Grounds
- §2.11 E. Grounds Based on Agency or Court Finding
- §2.12 1. Court Finding of Violation of Domestic Violence Protection Order
- §2.13 2. Administrative Finding of Document Fraud
- §2.14 F. Checklist of All Deportation Grounds
- §2.15 IV. Eligibility for Relief
- § 3 Evaluating a Safe Haven
- §3.1 I. Introduction: Factors to Consider
- §3.2 II. Goals of the Client
- §3.3 III. How Safe Is the Safe Haven?
- §3.4 A. Different Ways of Winning Safe Haven
- §3.5 B. Degrees of Safe Haven
- §3.6 C. Strength of the Argument
- §3.7 1. Case on Point
- §3.8 2. Governing Jurisdiction
- §3.9 3. Reasoning by Analogy
- §3.10 D. Raising the Argument
- §3.11 1. Raising Argument Early
- §3.12 2. Creating a Unique Case
- §3.13 3. Back Pressure
- §3.14 IV. Seriousness of the Crime
- §3.15 A. Facts of the Crime
- §3.16 B. Offense of Conviction
- §3.17 C. Sentence
- §3.18 V. Nature of the Client
- §3.19 A. Criminal Record
- §3.20 B. Immigration Record
- §3.21 C. Rehabilitation or Clean Time
- §3.22 D. Client’s Custody Status
- §3.23 E. Equities
- § 4 Non-Conviction Dispositions
- §4.1 I. Introduction
- §4.2 II. Checklist of Conviction-Based Grounds of Deportation
- §4.3 III. Checklist of General Safe Havens
- §4.4 IV. Alienage
- §4.5 A. United States Citizens
- §4.6 B. Nationals of the United States
- §4.7 C. American Indians Born in Canada
- §4.8 V. Non-Conviction Dispositions In General
- §4.9 VI. Dispositions That Are Not Crimes
- §4.10 A. Juvenile Delinquency Findings
- §4.11 B. The Conviction Must Be for a Crime
- §4.12 C. Foreign Convictions
- §4.13 VII. Dispositions That Are Not Convictions
- §4.14 A. Immigration Law Definition of Conviction
- §4.15 B. Acquittal
- §4.16 C. Dismissal Before Conviction
- §4.17 D. Deferred Prosecution
- §4.18 E. Deferred Verdict
- §4.19 F. Deferred Sentence
- §4.20 VIII. Convictions That Are Not Final
- §4.21 A. Direct Appeal
- §4.22 B. Slow Plea Dispositions
- §4.23 C. Late Appeal
- §4.24 IX. Convictions Eliminated by Post-Conviction Relief
- §4.25 A. Judicial Recommendations Against Deportation
- §4.26 B. Pardoned Offenses
- §4.27 C. State Rehabilitative Relief
- §4.28 D. Convictions Vacated as Legally Invalid
- §4.29 E. Sentences Eliminated by Post-Conviction Relief
- §4.30 X. Defective Convictions
- §4.31 A. Convictions by Court Without Jurisdiction
- §4.32 B. Convictions in Absentia
- §4.33 C. Other Defects
- §4.34 XI. Convictions that Do Not Follow “Admission”
- §4.35 XII. Foreign Convictions
- § 5 Looking for a Safe Haven
- §5.1 I. Introduction
- §5.2 II. Investigation
- §5.3 A. Interviewing the Client
- §5.4 1. Special Considerations
- §5.5 2. Non-English Speaking Clients
- §5.6 B. Immigration Status
- §5.7 1. Non-Deportable Nationality
- §5.8 C. Client’s Equities
- §5.9 D. Current Criminal Case
- §5.10 E. Verifying the Immigration Situation
- §5.11 1. Filing FOIA Requests
- §5.12 2. Information on Amnesty Clients
- §5.13 F. Verifying Exact Criminal History
- §5.14 1. FBI Criminal History Report
- §5.15 2. State Criminal History Records
- §5.16 3. Department of Motor Vehicle Conviction Records
- §5.17 G. Obtaining Records from the Rendering Court
- §5.18 III. Chronology
- §5.19 IV. Working with Cooperating Counsel
- §5.20 A. Immigration Counsel's Role
- §5.21 B. Criminal Defense Counsel's Role
- §5.22 C. Post-Conviction Counsel's Role
- §5.23 V. Government Burden of Proof of Deportability
- §5.24 A. Clear, Convincing and Unequivocal Evidence
- §5.25 B. Reasonable Doubts Favor the Noncitizen
- §5.26 VI. General Safe Havens
- §5.27 VII. Avoiding a Conviction
- §5.28 VIII. Obtaining a Non-Deportable Conviction
- §5.29 A. Examine the Range of Possibilities
- §5.30 1. Charged Offenses
- §5.31 2. Lesser-Included Offenses
- §5.32 3. Reasonably-Related Offenses
- §5.33 4. Unrelated Offenses
- §5.34 5. Factual Basis for Plea
- §5.35 B. Verify Conviction Does Not Trigger Deportation
- §5.36 1. Procedure
- §5.37 a. General Aggravated Felony Safe Havens
- §5.38 b. Specific Aggravated Felony Categories
- §5.39 c. General Moral Turpitude Safe Havens
- §5.40 d. Judicial Decisions Identifying Safe Havens
- §5.41 2. Other Conviction-Based Grounds of Deportation
- §5.42 a. Screening Questions
- §5.43 b. Examine Relevant Grounds
- §5.44 IX. Obtaining A Non-Deportable Sentence
- §5.45 A. Sentence Imposed
- §5.46 B. Maximum Possible Sentence for Offense
- §5.47 C. Level of Offense
- §5.48 1. Felony
- §5.49 2. Misdemeanor
- §5.50 3. Infraction
- §5.51 D. Restitution
- §5.52 X. Verify Conduct Does Not Trigger Deportation
- §5.53 XI. List Range of Possible Safe Havens
- §5.54 A. Statute of Conviction
- §5.55 B. Offense of Conviction
- §5.56 C. Minimum Elements of Offense of Conviction
- §5.57 D. Maximum Possible Sentence for Offense
- §5.58 E. Actual Sentence to be Imposed
- §5.59 1. Level of Offense
- §5.60 2. Length of Sentence
- §5.61 3. Restitution
- §5.62 F. Other Sentence Characteristics
- §5.63 1. Sentence Enhancements
- §5.64 2. Effect as Prior Conviction in Future
- §5.65 3. Other Sentence Elements
- § 6 Constructing a Safe Disposition
- §6.1 I. Introduction
- §6.2 II. Negotiating a Safe Haven
- §6.3 A. Outline Exact Target Record of Conviction
- §6.4 B. Prepare Talking Points
- §6.5 1. What You Want
- §6.6 2. Why You Want It
- §6.7 3. Why They Should Give It to You
- §6.8 C. Respect Prosecution Interests
- §6.9 1. Prosecution Interest in Serious Offense
- §6.10 2. Prosecution Interest in Long Sentence
- §6.11 3. Prosecution Interest in Simple Disposition
- §6.12 4. Prosecution Interest in Quick Disposition
- §6.13 5. Prosecution Interest in Doing Little Work
- §6.14 6. Prosecution Interest in Fairness
- §6.15 7. Prosecution Interest in Protecting the Victim
- §6.16 D. Respect the Interests of the Court
- §6.17 III. Creation of Safe Record of Disposition
- §6.18 A. General Principles
- §6.19 1. Procedure Where Statute is Not Divisible
- §6.20 2. Procedure Where Statute is Divisible
- §6.21 3. Limitation to Record of Conviction
- §6.22 4. Irrelevance of the Facts
- §6.23 B. Elements of Record of Conviction
- §6.24 1. Charge of Conviction
- §6.25 2. Plea Agreement
- §6.26 3. Plea Hearing
- §6.27 a. Nature and Wording of the Plea
- §6.28 i. Guilty Plea
- §6.29 ii. No Contest Plea
- §6.30 iii. Plea Without Admission of Guilt
- §6.31 iv. Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity
- §6.32 v. "Slow Plea" of Guilty
- §6.33 b. Avoiding Factual Admissions
- §6.34 i. Factual Basis Stipulation
- §6.35 ii. Oral Statements of Defendant
- §6.36 4. Probation Interview
- §6.37 5. Sentence Hearing
- §6.38 6. Judgment
- §6.39 a. Length of Sentence Imposed
- §6.40 b. Restitution
- §6.41 IV. Documentation of Safe Haven Disposition
- §6.42 A. Certified Copies
- §6.43 B. Charge of Conviction
- §6.44 C. Clerk’s Minutes of Entry of Plea
- §6.45 D. Reporter’s Transcript of Plea Hearing
- §6.46 E. Written Judgment
- §6.47 F. Clerk’s Minutes of Sentence
- §6.48 G. Probation Order
- §6.49 H. Reporter’s Transcript of Sentence
- §6.50 V. Conclusion: Winning the Case in Immigration Court
- § 7 Partial Safe Havens
- §7.1 I. Introduction: Partial Safe Havens Defined
- §7.2 II. Aggravated Felony Safe Havens
- §7.3 A. Elements of the Aggravated Felony Deportation Ground
- §7.4 1. Alienage
- §7.5 2. Conviction
- §7.6 3. After Admission
- §7.7 4. Of a Substantive Offense, Attempt, or Conspiracy
- §7.8 a. Accessory After the Fact
- §7.9 b. Aiding and Abetting
- §7.10 c. Facilitation
- §7.11 d. Misprision of a Felony
- §7.12 e. Solicitation
- §7.13 f. Other Non-Substantive Offenses
- §7.14 5. That Falls Within a Generic Aggravated Felony Category
- §7.15 6. Foreign Conviction Date Requirement
- §7.16 7. That is a Violation of Federal or State Law
- §7.17 8. Parentheticals and “Related To” Language
- §7.18 B. Aggravated Felony Sentences
- §7.19 1. Aggravated Felonies Based on Felony Level of Offense
- §7.20 a. Aggravated Misdemeanors
- §7.21 b. Felony Requirement for Crimes of Violence Under 18 U.S.C. 16(b)
- §7.22 c. Felony Requirement for Drug Trafficking Aggravated Felonies
- §7.23 d. Reduction from Felony to Misdemeanor
- §7.24 2. Offenses That Are Aggravated Felonies Only If 1 Year Is Imposed
- §7.25 a. Definition of Sentence Imposed
- §7.26 b. Techniques for Avoiding a 1-Year Sentence
- §7.27 c. Effective Post-Conviction Relief from Sentence
- §7.28 3. Offenses Defined in Terms of Potential Sentence
- §7.29 C. Safe Havens for Specific Aggravated Felony Offenses
- §7.30 1. Accessory After the Fact
- §7.31 2. Alien Harboring
- §7.32 3. Alien Smuggling
- §7.33 4. Alien Transporting
- §7.34 5. Attempt
- §7.35 6. Bribery — Commercial
- §7.36 7. Bribery of Witness
- §7.37 8. Burglary
- §7.38 9. Child Pornography
- §7.39 10. Conspiracy
- §7.40 11. Counterfeiting
- §7.41 12. Crimes of Violence
- §7.42 a. Statutory Definition of Both Prongs
- §7.43 b. Sentence Imposed Requirement
- §7.44 c. 18 U.S.C. 16(a)
- §7.45 i. No Element of Force
- §7.46 ii. No Listed Offense: Use, Threat, or Attempt
- §7.47 iii. Insufficient Physical Force
- §7.48 iv. Not Against Person or Property of Another
- §7.49 v. Insufficient Intent Element
- §7.50 vi. Political Offense Exception
- §7.51 d. 18 U.S.C. 16(b)
- §7.52 i. Conviction Not a Felony
- §7.53 ii. Not by its Nature
- §7.54 iii. No Substantial Risk
- §7.55 iv. Insufficient Physical Force
- §7.56 v. Not Against Person or Property of Another
- §7.57 vi. Not in Commission of Offense
- §7.58 vii. Not Use of Force
- §7.59 viii. Insufficient Intent Element
- §7.60 e. Other Safe Havens
- §7.61 13. Deceit
- §7.62 14. Destructive Device Trafficking
- §7.63 15. Document Fraud
- §7.64 16. Drug Trafficking
- §7.65 a. Elements of Both Prongs
- §7.66 b. Felony Requirement Safe Haven
- §7.67 c. Unidentified Drug Safe Haven
- §7.68 d. No Commercial Element Safe Haven
- §7.69 e. No Federal Analogue Safe Haven
- §7.70 f. Rehabilitative Relief Safe Haven
- §7.71 g. Other Safe Havens
- §7.72 17. Extortion
- §7.73 18. Failure To Appear in Court
- §7.74 a. To Face Charges
- §7.75 b. To Serve Sentence
- §7.76 19. Firearms Offenses
- §7.77 a. Firearms Trafficking
- §7.78 b. Other Firearms Offenses
- §7.79 20. Forgery
- §7.80 21. Fraud
- §7.81 a. Nature of the Offense
- §7.82 b. Loss to the Victim(s)
- §7.83 22. Illegal Re-Entry After Deportation
- §7.84 23. Kidnapping
- §7.85 24. Misprision of a Felony
- §7.86 25. Money Laundering
- §7.87 26. Murder
- §7.88 27. National Security Offenses
- §7.89 28. Obstruction of Justice
- §7.90 29. Perjury
- §7.91 30. Prostitution
- §7.92 31. Rape
- §7.93 32. Receiving Stolen Property
- §7.94 33. Revealing Undercover Agent’s Identity
- §7.95 34. RICO Offenses
- §7.96 35. Sexual Abuse of a Minor
- §7.97 a. No Element Involving Sex
- §7.98 b. No Element of Abuse
- §7.99 c. No Proof of Age
- §7.100 36. Solicitation
- §7.101 37. Statutory Rape
- §7.102 38. Tax Evasion
- §7.103 39. Theft
- §7.104 40. Vehicles With ID Numbers Removed - Trafficking
- §7.105 III. Crime of Moral Turpitude Safe Havens
- §7.106 A. Safe Havens for Both Deportation Grounds
- §7.107 B. Non-Substantive Offense Safe Havens
- §7.108 C. Regulatory Offenses
- §7.109 D. Safe Intents
- §7.110 1. Intent Required
- §7.111 2. Safe Levels of Intent
- §7.112 a. Strict Liability (i.e., No Criminal Intent)
- §7.113 b. General Intent (to Commit an Act)
- §7.114 c. Intent to Break the Law
- §7.115 d. Negligence
- §7.116 e. Gross Negligence
- §7.117 f. Recklessness
- §7.118 g. Willfulness/Knowledge
- §7.119 h. Other Safe Intents
- §7.120 i. Intent to Commit a Non-CMT
- §7.121 ii. Intent To Temporarily Deprive
- §7.122 iii. Malice
- §7.123 3. Differing Definitions of Common Levels of Intent
- §7.124 E. Other Safe Havens
- §7.125 F. Deportation Resulting from 1 Conviction
- §7.126 1. Elements of Ground of Deportation
- §7.127 2. Sentence Requirement
- §7.128 a. Maximum Sentence Under 1 Year
- §7.129 b. Former Versions
- §7.130 3. Not Committed Within 5 (or 10) Years of Admission
- §7.131 G. Deportability Resulting From 2 or More CMT Convictions
- §7.132 1. Elements of the Deportation Ground
- §7.133 2. Single Scheme Exception
- §7.134 3. Effect of Previous Grant of Relief
- §7.135 4. Attempt and Conspiracy
- §7.136 IV. Other Criminal Grounds
- §7.137 A. Controlled Substances Abuser or Addict
- §7.138 B. Controlled Substances Conviction
- §7.139 1. Elements of the Deportation Ground
- §7.140 2. General Safe Havens
- §7.141 3. Offense is Not a Substantive Offense, Attempt or Conspiracy
- §7.142 4. Offense Is Not Relating To a Controlled Substance
- §7.143 5. Drug is Not A Federally Listed Controlled Substance
- §7.144 6. Personal Possession of 30 Grams of Marijuana
- §7.145 7. Effective Rehabilitative Relief
- §7.146 8. Other Safe Havens
- §7.147 C. Domestic Violence Conviction Safe Havens
- §7.148 1. Elements of Deportation Ground
- §7.149 2. General Safe Havens
- §7.150 3. Offense is Not a Listed Substantive Offense
- §7.151 4. Non-Substantive Offenses
- §7.152 5. Conviction After Effective Date
- §7.153 6. Crime of Violence Safe Havens
- §7.154 a. Not a Listed Victim
- §7.155 b. Not a Crime Against the Person
- §7.156 7. Stalking
- §7.157 8. Child Abuse, Neglect or Abandonment
- §7.158 D. Domestic Violence Protection Order Violation Court Finding
- §7.159 1. Elements of Deportation Ground
- §7.160 2. Not Enjoined
- §7.161 3. Not a Court Finding
- §7.162 4. Finding by Wrong Court
- §7.163 5. Finding Not After Admission
- §7.164 6. Violation Not After Effective Date
- §7.165 7. Violation of Wrong Portion of Protection Order
- §7.166 E. Export Violation Conduct
- §7.167 F. Firearms or Destructive Device Conviction
- §7.168 1. Elements of Deportation Ground
- §7.169 2. General Safe Havens
- §7.170 3. Offense is Not a Listed Offense
- §7.171 4. Weapon is Not a Firearm or Destructive Device
- §7.172 a. Unidentified or Unlisted Weapon
- §7.173 b. Antique Firearm Exception
- §7.174 c. Ammunition Offenses
- §7.175 5. Sporting or Cultural Use Exception
- §7.176 6. Non-Substantive Offenses
- §7.177 a. In General
- §7.178 b. Attempt or Conspiracy
- §7.179 7. Other Safe Havens
- §7.179A G. Sex Offender Registration Violation
- §7.180 V. Immigration Grounds
- §7.181 A. Border Crossing Conviction
- §7.182 B. Failure to File Change of Address Conduct
- §7.183 C. False Claim to U.S. Citizenship Conduct
- §7.184 D. Fraud — Document Fraud Administrative Finding
- §7.185 E. Fraud — Marriage Fraud Conduct
- §7.186 F. Fraud — Registration Document Fraud Conviction
- §7.187 G. Fraud — Visa Fraud Conviction
- §7.188 H. High Speed Flight From Immigration Checkpoint Conviction
- §7.189 I. Public Charge Conduct
- §7.190 J. Smuggling — Alien Smuggling Conduct
- §7.191 K. Smuggling — Importation for Immoral Purpose Conviction
- §7.192 L. Unlawful Voting Conduct
- §7.193 VI. Immigration Status Violation Grounds
- §7.194 A. Conditional Permanent Residence Termination Conduct
- §7.195 B. Health Entry Conditions Violation Conduct
- §7.196 C. Inadmissibility at Adjustment of Status Conduct
- §7.197 D. Inadmissibility at Entry Conduct
- §7.198 E. Nonimmigrant Status Violation Conduct
- §7.199 F. Present in the United States in Violation of Law Conduct
- §7.200 G. Visa Revocation Conduct
- §7.201 VII. Security Grounds
- §7.202 A. Enemy Citizens During Wartime Conduct
- §7.203 B. Espionage Conduct
- §7.204 C. Espionage Conviction
- §7.205 D. Extrajudicial Killing Conduct
- §7.206 E. Foreign Agent Registration Act Conviction
- §7.207 F. Foreign Espionage Trainee Registration Conviction
- §7.208 G. Foreign Policy Conduct
- §7.209 H. Genocide Conduct
- §7.210 I. National Security Violation Conduct
- §7.211 J. Nazi Persecutors Conduct
- §7.212 K. Neutrality Law Conviction
- §7.213 L. Overthrow of the Government Conduct
- §7.214 M. Public Safety Conduct
- §7.215 N. Religious Freedom Violation Conduct
- §7.216 O. Sabotage Conduct
- §7.217 P. Sabotage Conviction
- §7.218 Q. Selective Service Conviction
- §7.219 R. Terrorist Conduct
- §7.220 S. Terrorist Training Recipient Conduct
- §7.221 T. Threats Against the President and Successors Conviction
- §7.222 U. Torture Conduct
- §7.223 V. Trading With the Enemy Conviction
- §7.224 W. Treason or Sedition Conviction
- § 8 Safe Havens by Type of Crime
- §8.1 . Judicial Decisions
- §8.2 A. Controlled Substances Offenses
- §8.3 1. Drug Possession and Lesser Offenses
- §8.4 2. Drug Regulatory Offenses
- §8.5 3. Drug Trafficking Offenses
- §8.6 4. Other Controlled Substances Offenses
- §8.7 B. Crimes Against the Person
- §8.8 1. Abortion
- §8.9 2. Attempted Suicide
- §8.10 3. Assault and Battery
- §8.11 4. Endangerment
- §8.12 5. Kidnapping
- §8.13 6. Libel
- §8.14 7. Manslaughter
- §8.15 8. Murder
- §8.16 9. Robbery
- §8.17 10. Stalking
- §8.18 11. Threats
- §8.19 12. Other Crimes Against the Person
- §8.20 C. Crimes Against the Government
- §8.21 1. Bribery
- §8.22 2. Contempt
- §8.23 3. Counterfeiting
- §8.24 4. Disorderly Conduct and Riot
- §8.25 5. Escape
- §8.26 6. Financial Crimes
- §8.27 7. Fraud Against the Government
- §8.28 8. Gambling
- §8.29 9. Mail Offenses
- §8.30 10. Military and Selective Service Offenses
- §8.31 11. Obstruction of Justice
- §8.32 12. Regulatory/Liquor Law Offenses
- §8.33 13. Racketeering Offenses
- §8.34 14. Tax Evasion
- §8.35 15. Vagrancy
- §8.36 16. Other Crimes Against the Government
- §8.37 D. Crimes Against Property
- §8.38 1. Burglary
- §8.39 2. Embezzlement
- §8.40 3. Extortion
- §8.41 4. Fraud
- §8.42 5. Nuisance
- §8.43 6. Passing Bad Checks
- §8.44 7. Property Damage or Destruction
- §8.45 8. Stolen Goods
- §8.46 9. Theft Offenses
- §8.47 10. Trespass
- §8.48 11. Other Crimes Against Property
- §8.49 E. False Statement Offenses
- §8.50 1. False Statements
- §8.51 2. Forgery
- §8.52 3. Perjury
- §8.53 4. Other False Statement Offenses
- §8.54 F. Firearms, Explosives, Dangerous Weapon Offenses
- §8.55 G. Immigration Offenses
- §8.56 1. Immigrant Smuggling, Transportation
- §8.57 2. Illegal Re-entry after Deportation
- §8.58 3. False Immigration Documents and Other Offenses
- §8.59 4. Other Immigration Offenses
- §8.60 H. Motor Vehicle Offenses
- §8.61 1. Driving Under the Influence
- §8.62 2. Other Motor Vehicle Offenses
- §8.63 I. Non-Substantive Offenses
- §8.64 1. Aiding and Abetting
- §8.65 2. Accessory After the Fact
- §8.66 3. Attempt
- §8.67 4. Conspiracy
- §8.68 5. Misprision of a Felony
- §8.69 6. Solicitation
- §8.70 7. Target/Preparation Offenses
- §8.71 8. Other Non-Substantive Offenses
- §8.72 J. Offenses Involving the Family
- §8.73 1. Child Abuse
- §8.74 2. Domestic Violence
- §8.75 3. Other Offenses Involving the Family
- §8.76 K. Sexual Offenses
- §8.77 1. Against Children
- §8.78 2. Fornication
- §8.79 3. Indecency
- §8.80 4. Lewdness, Sodomy, Homosexual Conduct
- §8.81 5. Obscenity
- §8.82 6. Prostitution and Pandering
- §8.83 7. Rape
- §8.84 8. Sexual Assault
- §8.85 9. Statutory Rape
- §8.86 10. Other Sexual Offenses
- § 9 Specific Safe Haven Offenses
- §9.1 I. Introduction
- §9.2 II. Controlled Substances Offenses
- §9.3 A. Offenses Involving an Unspecified Controlled Substance
- §9.4 B. Possession of 30 Grams or Less of Marijuana or Hashish
- §9.5 C. Distribution of a Small Amount of Marijuana or Hashish Without Remuneration
- §9.6 D. Minor Drug Violations Not Considered Crimes
- §9.7 E. Convictions of Certain Minor First Offenses for which Rehabilitative Relief Is Granted or Possible
- §9.8 F. Accessory After the Fact
- §9.9 G. Misprision of a Felony
- §9.10 H. Solicitation or Offer to Commit Drug Offenses
- §9.11 I. Unauthorized Disposal of Hazardous Waste
- §9.12 J. Other Controlled Substances Safe Havens
- §9.13 III. Crime of Violence, Domestic Violence or Sex Offenses
- §9.14 A. Witness Dissuasion
- §9.15 B. Indecent Exposure
- §9.16 C. Simple Assault or Battery
- §9.17 E. Child Pornography: Failing to Maintain Records
- §9.18 F. Public Nuisance - Blocking Traffic
- §9.19 G. Other Domestic Violence or Sex Offense Safe Havens
- §9.20 IV. Firearms Offenses
- §9.21 A. Offenses Involving an Unspecified Weapon
- §9.22 B. Other Firearms Safe Havens
- §9.23 V. Fraud Offenses
- §9.24 A. Submitting a False Insurance Claim
- §9.25 B. Other Fraud Safe Havens
- §9.26 VI. Immigration Offenses
- §9.27 A. Unauthorized Use of Passport
- §9.28 B. Other Immigration Safe Havens
- §9.29 VII. Non-Substantive Offenses
- §9.30 A. Misprision of a Felony
- §9.31 B. Other Non-Substantive Offense Safe Havens
- §9.32 VIII. Theft Offenses
- §9.33 A. Burglary With Intent to Commit Unspecified Offense
- §9.34 B. Burglary of an Automobile
- §9.35 C. Possession of Burglary Tools Without Intent to Use Them
- §9.36 D. Delay of Mail
- §9.37 E. Other Theft Safe Havens
- §9.38 IX. White Collar Offenses
- §9.39 A. Banking Regulatory Violations
- §9.40 B. Bribery Related Offenses: Gratuity
- §9.41 C. Price Fixing
- §9.42 D. Structuring Financial Transactions
- §9.43 E. Tax Offenses
- §9.44 F. Unauthorized Computer Access
- §9.45 G. Unlicensed Money Transmitting Business
- §9.46 H. Other White Collar Safe Havens
- §9.47 X. Other Safe Havens
- Appendix A Deportation Grounds Checklist
- Appendix B Miscellaneous Federal Deportable Convictions Checklist
- Appendix C Checklist of Federal Drug Offenses
- Appendix D Checklist of Federal Aggravated Felony Firearms Offenses
- Appendix E Aggravated Felony Alphabetical Quick Checklist
- Appendix F Basic Immigration Status Questionnaire
- Appendix G Inadmissibility Grounds Checklist Related to Crimes
- Appendix H Non-Substantive Offenses
- Table of Authorities
- Index
- About the Authors
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