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Immigrants at prosecution risk- Fairfax criminal lawyer warns you
Immigrants and all non-U.S. citizens: As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I warn you that the current presidential administration is eager to deport and not admit people with particular convictions, sentences and even particular pending criminal charges and viewpoints. This stands in stark contrast to the...
Trumpian crimmigration changes- Fairfax criminal lawyer defends
Trumpian crimmigration changes are around the corner, not only with immigration law and policy changes to come, but also with the immigration political appointees coming with the new presidential administration. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I comment on that not for political reasons nor as...
Avoid immigration risks from your Virginia DUI prosecution
Avoid immigration risks from your Virginia DUI prosecution and any other prosecution. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer and Virginia criminal defense attorney, I have been blessed with having been in prior law partnership for ten years with a top-notch immigration lawyer, and having consulted many...
Confidentiality of Your Virginia DUI & Criminal Case – or Not
Confidentiality of your Virginia DUI and criminal case unfortunately is a concern, beyond the already vital task of defending yourself in court. As a Fairfax DUI lawyer, I have repeatedly seen this very reasonable concern arise with my clients, in terms of having to disclose...
Fairfax LEO Limits Collaboration with ICE says VA Criminal Lawyer
Fairfax LEO and prosecutors limit their collaboration with ICE to different extents, says Virginia criminal lawyer Fairfax LEO (here collectively defined as law enforcement officers of the Fairfax County police and Fairfax County prosecutors) are limited by their chiefs to different extents about how much...
Mary Jane When Not a VA Crime – Fairfax Criminal Lawyer on it’s Side Risks
Mary Jane / marijuana / reefer post-July 1, 2020 use and possession is now a Virginia civil offense carrying a $25 fine. However, as a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that marijuana use can continue to be a security clearance and immigration issue, and its...
Commonwealth of VA jails report you to ICE says Fairfax criminal lawyer
Commonwealth of Virginia jails will report the names of all non-United States citizens to United States immigration authorities. As a Fairfax criminal defense lawyer, I know that the Virginia legislator has passed legislation that will limit such mandatory ICE reporting to felonies only.
Moral Turpitude Convictions Can Sink Immigration Status
Fairfax criminal lawyer on the ongoing crimmigration minefield of criminal convictions for non-United States citizens. Moral turpitude convictions (also known as crimes involving moral turpitude ("CIMT")) and aggravated felonies present serious immigration risks for non-United States citizens. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I repeatedly deal...
DUI convictions & public intoxication convictions bring immigration risks
DUI convictions (see here) & public intoxication convictions (see here) bring immigration risks for those who are not United States citizens, at least for those with multiple alcohol-related convictions.
Crimmigration – Virginia criminal lawyer on prosecution risks for immigrants
As a Virginia criminal lawyer, it is essential for me to be sensitive to the specific affects of Virginia criminal and DUI case dispositions and sentences on immigration status. Northern Virginia and the greater national capital region have a high percentage of non-United States citizens...