2015-06-03
YOUR CLIENT HAS A FOREIGN CONVICTION? WHAT NOW?
In the immigration context, lawyers face a difficult challenge when dealing with a client who has a foreign conviction. This is especially so where the conviction arises under a statute relating to the control and management of an otherwise legal business. U.S. immigration laws make it quite plain that a conviction under most narcotics and several other statutes will render a foreign national inadmissible.