Have you been arrested and worry that you will be placed deportation proceedings?

Are you being charged with drug possession or DUI and have a green card case pending?

Are you being offered a deal by the prosecutor to avoid jail time?

A plea bargain is an agreement between a defendant and a prosecutor, in which the defendant agrees to plead guilty or “no contest” (nolo contendere) in exchange for an agreement by the prosecutor to drop one or more charges, reduce a charge to a less serious offense, or recommend to the judge a specific sentence acceptable to the defense. Speaking to experienced immigration attorney with criminal expertise before you plea to a charge or charges in criminal court or to any deal that a prosecutor is offering you. Often public defenders and criminal attorneys may not know the immigration implications of certain admissions, pleas, and sentences as their priorities – keeping you out of jail and minimizing the sentence, avoiding a third strike, for instance – may be different than what is best for your immigration case.  This could be crucial to avoid deportation and have a chance to obtain green card. The intersection between criminal and immigration law is very complicated.

Our law firm brings together the expertise from these complicated areas of law to resolve our clients’ legal issues  effectively and most importantly in a cost efficient manner. Call today to discuss your case.