QUESTION
Will I get deported if convicted or reckless driving?
Asked on Jan 22nd, 2013 on Immigration - Oregon
More details to this question:
Legal alien for last 12 years. Got 1st DUI and was also accused of reckless driving. I have no prior criminal record or major traffic violations. I'm currently in diversion for the DUI. The prosecutor initially denied my request for reckless driving set-over because my BAC was .21. If I end up with either a conviction or a set-over for reckless driving, can I get deported?
1 ANSWER
Each specific statute needs to be analyzed for immigration consequences, but in general neither a conviction for DUI nor reckless driving should render an individual removable from the U.S. or inadmissible to the U.S.
See:
http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/86942.pdf
(See section 9 FAM 40.21(a) N2.3-2 Crimes Committed Against Governmental Authority)
Every state statute is different and any potential conviction for you should be reviewed by an immigration attorney for psosible immigration consequences. Every case is differnet and should be specifically analyzed.
Regards,
Andrew M. Wilson, Esq.
Serotte Reich Wilson, LLP
www.srwlawyers.com
awilson@srwlawyers.com
Answered on Jan 22nd, 2013 at 9:49 AM