You need an attorney like myself who practices both, criminal and immigration law because once you plead guilty to a unsafe plea under the U.S. immigration laws, it is nearly impossible to have it vacated. Therefore, the first step is to determine whether your matter requires proceeding to trial if your claiming innocence, in the alternative, negotiate safer plea under immigration laws. Because criminal convictions usually have devastating consequences on immigration status including termination of status.
Answered on Nov 07th, 2011 at 9:17 PM