This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

Immigration

Aug. 8, 2003

Counsel Must Attack Designation of Alien's Crime as Aggravated Felony

Focus Column - Immigration Law - By Brian D. Lerner - Noncitizens inside the United States who commit crimes are at risk of being deported or removed. Once a person has been convicted of an "aggravated felony," he or she will have very little chance of preventing deportation under the immigration laws. Many crimes are considered aggravated felonies. Therefore, immigration counsel must attack the designation of the crime as an aggravated felony. If successful, the person will not be deported.

        Focus Column
        
        Immigration Law
        
     ...

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Sign up for Daily Journal emails