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Deportation DefenseCalifornia Deportation LawyersAre you or someone you love in danger of being removed? It's the news that no alien or legal permanent resident ever wants to hear. At P. Grossman, a Professional Law Corporation, our immigration attorneys understand what it means to face deportation, or "removal" as it is now called. If you are not a US citizen, you can be removed from the county for
Immigration laws are complicated. They change frequently. Often, people who had no intention of abusing the system find themselves in removal proceedings. If you face removal, or know someone who does, contact a deportation lawyer at P. Grossman, a Professional Law Corporation. You may have more options than you think. Deportation DefenseDefenses to deportation include:
If you have been here for 10 years continuously, and have a qualifying relative, you may be eligible to apply for cancellation of removal. In order to qualify, you must prove that a US Citizen or lawful permanent resident spouse, parent, or child will suffer "exceptional and extremely unusual" hardship if you were deported.
If you have been convicted of certain crimes, the immigration authorities may attempt to deport you. If you were not convicted of an aggravated felony, and you have lived here for 7 years and you have been a lawful permanent resident for five years, you may be eligible for cancellation of removal for lawful permanent residents. This deportation defense allows an immigration judge to grant you a waiver from deportation if you can show hardship to you and/or your United States citizen or lawful permanent resident qualifying family members.
Pursuant to former Section 212(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, if you are a lawful permanent resident and are deportable for a criminal conviction occurring in or before 1996, then you may be eligible for a waiver against deportation by an Immigration Judge. If you fear persecution or harm upon returning to your country of citizenship, you may be eligible for asylum, withholding of removal, or the convention against torture as a defense against deportation.
If you are able to adjust status in the United States, then you may defend against deportation by adjusting status in Immigration Court. Generally, this relief is available to aliens for which an immigrant visa is available and has entered the United States on a valid non-immigrant visa or is Section 245(i) eligible. The Importance of CounselIf you face detention or deportation, retain an immigration lawyer right away. We cannot stress this enough. With proper investigation, we may discover that you are eligible for a specific defense or waiver. If not, we may be able to arrange for voluntary departure, which could preserve various immigration benefits that may be more severely diminished under a formal removal order. Contact one of our deportation defense lawyers for an initial consultation. Se habla español
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