Garden Grove Man Avoids Deportation in Los Angeles Immigration Court Case
January 14, 2009: Today, I represented one of my deportation clients in the Los Angeles Immigration Court. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was pursuing deportation against my client for a theft crime he committed in 1996. My client, who was originally from Vietnam but now lives in Garden Grove, has married a U.S. Citizen and has a U.S. Citizen son. I was able to stop the U.S. Government from deporting my client. The Immigration Judge ruled that my client should be given a second chance and allowed to remain in the United States. My client and his family were overjoyed with the result. The deportation proceedings were difficult and stressful for them, and they were pleased to be finished with the Los Angeles immigration court. Now, my client and his family can return to their lives in Garden Grove in Orange County to raise their 11 month old son and move on with their lives.
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What a great story. It’s nice to hear about success stories and families NOT being torn apart for trivial reasons. Congrats!!!!!
@Paige
I agree with that. I have a question: How serious does somebodie’s criminal problem have to be to be deported?
Many crimes can make you eligible for deportation. A few minor petty thefts is enough to make you eligible for deportation, for example. A drug offense can make you eligible for deportation I think. The big issue is whether you are eligible for discretionary relief from being deported. If a convicted criminal with a green card has ties to the US (employment history, family ties, property, many years of residence, minimal ties to his home country), the judge can give him a “second chance” known as cancellation of removal. Then, the person will avoid deportation.
Of course, if your crime is an aggravated felony, then you cannot get cancellation of removal. Aggravated felonies are enumerated crimes, and they are not always felony convictions ironically.
I think if your crime is an aggravated felony, you can still avoid deportation sometimes, but the crime has to have occurred many years ago. That’s what happened to my cousin who lives in Orange County and was in deportation court. I remember his crime was an aggravated felony, I think.