Tag: Immigration Crimes
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Why does my Criminal Defense Attorney need to know Immigration Law? Crimmigration Services for Defense Attorneys & Their Clients
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…
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How to Respect Law Enforcement While Also Protecting Yourself
The experience of being an immigrant in the U.S. is long, emotional, and stressful. While you are in the process of or working towards, becoming a legal permanent resident or a citizen of the United States, you don’t want to do anything to jeopardize it. Being questioned by the police is unnerving for anyone—and it…
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Non U.S. Citizens: Know What To Say & Who To Say It To
If you are an immigrant in this country, the path to becoming a citizen is long—but there are legal advocates who want to help you. As crimmigration attorneys, we don’t want you to make this journey harder by surrendering personal information unnecessarily. This may be the most important thing you read. Understand that you have…
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I’m not a U.S. citizen but already served my time for the criminal offense: Why Am I Being Judged Twice?
You may wonder why a person who is not a U.S. citizen can face detention by immigration authorities (like ICE or Customs and Border Protection), for deportation, on top of the punishment already served for a previous criminal conviction. Foreign-born individuals (aka immigrants) who have yet to become citizens of the United States, can remain…
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Criminal Defense Charges for Non-U.S. Citizens
We Understand its Consequences For U.S. citizens, facing serious criminal charges can be one of the most difficult and terrifying moments in their lives. But for non-U.S. citizens, it’s even worse. A person from another country may find themselves facing a legal system they don’t understand, that isn’t spoken or written in their native language.…
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Keep fighting for your dreams while we remove the obstacles
Every immigration journey is unique. When faced with complications, many lose hope. Read David’s story of perseverance. The decision to fight for your dream will change your future. An immigration journey begins Our client, David, came to the United States as a college student from West Africa, which was a huge accomplishment for him and…
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Approved for U.S. Citizenship
Meet our client, Ms. Sook Lee, now Angela Lee. She is Korean-American and now has U.S. Citizenship. Her biological father (whom she never knew) was a U.S. Army soldier. She has loved America ever since and was determined to become a naturalized U.S. citizen. Here she is, after she passed the civics and English exam…
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Defending Criminal Charges With Immigration Consequences
Being arrested is scary enough as a U.S. citizen. There are many unknown factors: your criminal charges could affect your employment and result in serious prison time. As a non-U.S. citizen, however, being arrested is even more life-changing.. Non-U.S. citizens with criminal charges have to worry about their future in the United States, on top…
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As a non-U.S. citizen, you need a criminal defense lawyer who understands your needs and the law
It used to be legal for criminal defense attorneys to focus their advice to non-U.S. citizens clients on legal options in the criminal case alone, and to completely ignore any potential impact on their immigration status or deportation risk. Non-U.S. citizens would make legal decisions that resolved their criminal cases, but compromised their status or…