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Every undocumented person living in the United States needs to embrace the following: Just because you are deportable doesn’t mean you will be deported. Being deportable means that the government has the right to initiate deportation proceedings from within the United States. You can only be deported if you are inside the US; if you […]

ICE is no longer limited to deportation enforcement priority categories, so they are pursuing unrestricted deportation for those who are undocumented or have lawful status but have been arrested or convicted of criminal laws. This is still in flux among the federal courts, but currently ICE will not follow the policy memo issued by the […]

While Americans and noncitizens fight for immigration reform, it is paramount that we don’t overlook that the critical components of our Constitution and Bill of Rights haven’t been incorporated into immigration removal proceedings. Without them, the immigration courts will never be equal, impartial, and just. The absence of these rights stems from how immigration proceedings […]

Immigration Reform Won’t Happen without Republican Support Our elected representatives speak and act on behalf of the men and women in their districts. Though immigration has always been a vital component of our country, reform and progress have stalled. The issues surrounding immigration, which directly impact the lives of people who want nothing more than […]

Government's Stagnation (b/c of COVID, etc) Does Not Have to Delay your Future An Inaccurate Portrait of the Pandemic There comes a time when a widespread belief is so common that it appears to be true. During the pandemic, people believed that everything was being put on hold. This applied to judges, courts, and non-U.S. […]

We want non-U.S. citizens to understand the impact that crimes of moral turpitude have on their immigration status. These are crimes that put a non-citizen at risk for deportation—or they can prevent a person from entering the US or becoming a legal resident for the first time. To protect yourself, you should know what they […]

Noncitizens not only have to endure and navigate the immigration process, but they also face an ever-changing set of laws and regulations. Each administration approaches immigration differently. When President Biden took office, noncitizens felt a wave of relief.  For example, President Biden originally rescinded the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPPs). If you were a citizen of […]

Labels and words can impact a person’s life—and this is why many people (including attorney Jessica Stern who has already filed an appeal) are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to change the way they classify non-citizens. Background To understand why this fight is so important, you must first realize what is at stake. There are […]

If you are a non-U.S. citizen who has been arrested, you face a two-sided problem. The first is that there are penalties, fines, and potentially jail time associated with the crime you have been charged with. More importantly, non-U.S. citizens also have to consider the impact of a conviction on their immigration status. Considering that […]

STERN Law, LLC was started in 2013 and became the first firm solely dedicated to crimmigration. It centers on building a fundamental understanding of criminal law, immigration, and its impact on the other. When a non-citizen is accused of a crime, they must also defend themselves against a litany of potential challenges to their immigration […]