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.

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