Immigration and Crime   [Archived Catalog]
2020-2021 Academic Catalog and Student Handbook
   

LAW 7590 - Immigration and Crime


Elective
This course addresses the immigration consequences of criminal convictions and the legal obligation of defense counsel to advise clients of such consequences. Among the topics considered are statutory grounds for inadmissibility and removal (formerly exclusion and deportation), definitions of crimes for immigration purposes, strategies for mitigating adverse immigration consequences, grounds for relief in Immigration Court, and deportation defense practice. Units: (1 unit)