The effects a criminal disposition has on a non-citizen's immigration status, which differ from the effect on a citizen.
“So the issue is, if you are not a legal US resident or a citizen, you must get an experienced attorney on your side if you're facing criminal charges for domestic violence. Because if you're not careful pleading to something that normally would sound good to a citizen, for example, a deferred sentence where after a term of time you can actually get the case dismissed, impacts people with immigration consequences very differently.”
“So the key takeaway here is, if you are charged for a domestic violence offense, and you're not a legal citizen of the US, you must get an experienced criminal defense attorney on your side.”
Alexis explains: "So the issue is, if you are not a legal US resident or a citizen, you must get an experienced attorney on your side if you're facing criminal charges for domestic violence. Because if you're not careful pleading to something that normally would sound good to a citizen, for example, a deferred sentence where after a term of time you can actually get the case dismissed, impacts people with immigration consequences very differently."
Answered by Alexis Austin Litle · Watch clip ↗Alexis explains: "So the key takeaway here is, if you are charged for a domestic violence offense, and you're not a legal citizen of the US, you must get an experienced criminal defense attorney on your side."
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Got into a DV case because of an ex I let back in the home and made my life very hard
he fought hard for me
they dismissed the whole case
their belief of my side and story and their knowledge in the legal system they were able to get my case dismissed
get my case dismissed