Consulting on Crimmigration Matters

If you are in the United States as a Lawful Permanent Resident, a Nonimmigrant Worker, or any other immigration status or as a person without documentation and you are criminally charged, it is very important to speak with an experienced immigration attorney to learn the consequences of a criminal charge or criminal conviction. Depending on your immigration status, or lack of an immigration status, you may face consequences such as deportation, removal, difficulty receiving an immigration bond in the event you are detained, loss of status, inability to travel outside the United States and return, or you may be disqualified from naturalizing.

In Ohio, Courts are responsible for advising anyone who is not a United States citizen that their plea to a criminal charge may have the possibility of deportation, denial of naturalization, or exclusion from admission into the United States. O.R.C. 2943.031. Moreover, the Ohio Supreme Court has held that criminal defense attorneys must advise defendants of potential adverse immigration consequences of the potential criminal convictions, in line with the Supreme Court of the United States’ decision in Padilla v. Kentucky. State v. Romero, Slip Opinion No. 2019-Ohio-1839 (May 15, 2019, appeal from the Court of Appeals for Stark County, Ohio, Case Number 2016 CA 00201, 2017-Ohio-2950). The Ohio Supreme Court said it best when Justice French wrote in State v. Romero, “To be sure, immigration law can be complex, and the deportation consequences of a particular plea will not always be clear.” MJB Immigration attorneys are prepared to analyze all potential adverse consequences for your immigration status should you be criminally charged. Schedule a consultation with us today to learn if your criminal charges will jeopardize your immigration status.