#Immigrationlaw fun du jour:
A shoplifting conviction for stealing a candy bar is categorically a "crime involving moral turpitude" which can justify denial of residency or deportation.
Under some state statutes, grand theft auto--stealing a whole-ass car--is not.
A shoplifting conviction for stealing a candy bar is categorically a "crime involving moral turpitude" which can justify denial of residency or deportation.
Under some state statutes, grand theft auto--stealing a whole-ass car--is not.
To be clear, GTA is always an "aggravated felony," a category of offense under federal immigration law which mandates detention, deportation, & denial of citizenship. But some non-citizens in some circumstances can still have a chance to gain residency even with such a conviction
The best Congress can do is try to create broad categories of offenses that state convictions could fall under for immigration purposes. It's up to us and ICE to argue over how these convictions should be interpreted w/in these definitions.
The Board of Immigration Appeals determined that *attempted* manslaughter under CA law is an aggravated felony, while *actual* manslaughter is not.
Are you a non-citizen who has hit someone with your car in CA? Be sure to back up & finish the job!
[NOT LEGAL ADVICE]
Are you a non-citizen who has hit someone with your car in CA? Be sure to back up & finish the job!
[NOT LEGAL ADVICE]
As a "crimmigration" specialist, I'm constantly faced with this kind of lawyer-brained absurdity.
It's actually my favorite part of the job, which probably says a lot more about what's wrong with me than what is wrong with the law.
It's actually my favorite part of the job, which probably says a lot more about what's wrong with me than what is wrong with the law.
