ImmigrationArticles
- Aggravated Felony Practice Aids
- Alert for Lawful Permanent Residents with Criminal Records Considering Applying for United States Citizenship
- This informational handout offers a listing of issues that should be considered by a lawful permanent resident immigrant who is seeking to apply for United States citizenship and who has a past criminal record.
- Criminal Defense of Immigrants In-House Expert Network
- This informational handout offers a listing of issues that should be considered by a lawful permanent resident immigrant who is seeking to apply for United States citizenship and who has a past criminal record.
- Immigration Consequences one-page checklist
- This one-page checklist is a useful resource that summarizes key points about immigration law that every criminal defense lawyer should know.
- Immigration Detention and Removal: A Guide for Detainees and Their Families
- This guide provides general information for noncitizens about detention and removal proceedings based primarily on criminal convictions. The topics covered include: detention, court proceedings, grounds for removability, forms of relief, appeals, federal court review, and resources. The manual was prepared by the Immigration Law Unit of the Legal Aid Society.
- Practical Tips on How to Avoid Aggravated Felonies
- Pratice Alert describes aggravated felonies, their impact on immigration determinations, and strategies for avoiding them.
- Reference Chart for Determining Key Immigration Consequences of Common New York Offenses
- Removal Defense Checklist in Criminal Charge Cases
- This checklist offers a listing and brief synopsis of legal arguments and strategies that a lawyer or immigrant may raise or pursue in immigration removal proceedings after a criminal conviction or charge.
- Tips on Working with Immigration Lawyers
- This informational handout offers a listing of some published materials, Internet resources, and immigration consultation possibilities for criminal defense lawyers representing non-citizen defendants throughout the country.