Immigrants need to be aware of the consequences of their criminal actions because those repercussions could be quite drastic.<\/p>\n
Over the last decade or so, there has been a significant increase in the severity of immigration paybacks if an immigrant has been convicted of a criminal offense. The problem is, it’s not just the fact that the immigrant may have been convicted, the consequences may happen anyway even if they were NOT arrested or convicted, but perhaps charged for criminal conduct.<\/p>\n
Due to the severe nature of the immigration fallout on the other side of this equation, criminal defense attorneys need to not just reduce time in custody, but work to avoid deportation when any sentence is completed. Although attorneys in California are required to tell their immigration clients about the real aftermath of certain defense strategies, this often doesn’t happen. This of course winds up putting the immigrant behind the proverbial eight (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Immigrants need to be aware of the consequences of their criminal actions because those repercussions could be quite drastic. Over the last decade or so, there has been a significant increase in the severity of immigration paybacks if an immigrant…<\/span><\/p>\n