IMMIGRATION

CRIMINAL LAW FOR IMMIGRANTS

If you are not a United States citizen, a California criminal conviction can have very serious consequence on your immigration status.

Not only that -- but in some cases, you do not even need to be convicted of a crime to suffer adverse immigration consequences like deportation or exclusion from admission.

IMMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES

A conviction on a criminal charge can have serious consequences:

• The government can start a removal action to deport you

• It may adversely affect your employment status

• If you are a legal resident who has a criminal conviction, you may not be unable to travel abroad without risking losing your legal residency status

• It could limit or deny your eligibility under DACA