Nevada Client Avoids ICE Deportation, Find Path Toward Legalization
Posted on | October 29, 2009 | No Comments
“Marvin” entered the United States when he was six years old. Last month, at age 25, he was cited for the fourth time for driving without a license and was likely to face deportation proceedings. In the state of Nevada, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) generally has an agent stationed at each jail to check on individuals arrested for this sort of traffic offense, in order to detain illegal immigrants. Also, had Marvin been convicted and placed on probation, his probation officer would have made him report to ICE, again risking deportation. The only way to avoid a trip to Eloy or Florence (cities in Arizona with detention centers) was to get experienced legal advice.
In addition, he had no way to fight a deportation order since he did not have any qualifying relatives in the United States even though he had been here for more than ten years. He retained our Nevada immigration lawyer to represent him in traffic court. By successfully negotiating a plea with no jail time and no probation and advising Marvin to marry his fiancé, Family Visa helped protect Marvin in the event that he does come to the attention of ICE in the future. If he is again subject to deportation, he will be able to pursue a Cancellation of Removal in court.
Our immigration attorney also advised Marvin’s wife, who is a legal resident, to pursue her naturalization to become a U.S. citizen. As a citizen, she would be able to file an I-130 Petition for Alien Relative for Marvin. As the spouse of a U.S. citizen, Marvin would be able to pursue a Green Card through a consular process and an I-601 Waiver of Inadmissibility. If immigration reform does not succeed in 2010, a Waiver may be Marvin’s only path toward legalization.
When Marvin was in legal trouble, he did the right thing—he worked to find a good immigration lawyer who could advise him on what to do. Instead of being put in jail and perhaps deported, Marvin is out of trouble and on track to get a Green Card (one way or another) in the next year.
If you need legal advice for an arraignment, a deportation hearing, or another immigration-related matter, please contact our Reno or Las Vegas offices.
Tags: Amnesty > Citizenship > Deportation > Detention > Green Card > I-130 Petition for Alien Relative > ICE Enforcement > Illegal Aliens > Immigration Attorney > Immigration Court > Immigration Lawyer > Immigration Reform > La Migra > Naturalization > Nevada > Permanent Resident > Undocumented
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