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Criminal Charges and Immigration: The Risks You Should Know

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Criminal charges and immigration status can become closely connected for anyone who is not a U.S. citizen. An arrest, guilty plea, conviction, or even certain deferred outcomes can create immigration consequences that are easy to overlook while a criminal case is moving through court. For a lawful permanent resident, visa holder, DACA recipient, undocumented immigrant,

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Texas Drug Possession Charges: What You Need to Know Now

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Drug possession charges in Texas can lead to serious criminal consequences, but being near an illegal substance or being present when police find drugs does not automatically prove guilt. The State still has to establish that the accused knowingly or intentionally possessed the substance, and the way police discovered and collected the evidence can become

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Assault Charges in Texas: What You Need to Know

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Assault charges in Texas can arise from arguments, family disputes, bar incidents, physical confrontations, threats, or situations where two people give very different accounts of what happened. An arrest does not automatically mean a person will be convicted, but assault allegations can lead to jail, fines, protective orders, restrictions on contact, and consequences that extend

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USCIS Processing Resumes: New Relief for Applicants

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USCIS resumes immigration processing for certain cases that had been placed on hold under enhanced security review policies affecting asylum applications and certain immigration benefits. The change may allow some pending cases to move forward again, but it does not mean every application will be approved automatically or that all immigration restrictions have ended. In

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Denaturalization: Serious Risks You Need to Know

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Denaturalization is the legal process through which the government seeks to revoke U.S. citizenship obtained through naturalization. Recent federal enforcement activity has increased attention around denaturalization, but the government cannot automatically take away someone’s citizenship simply because it reviews their immigration history. A naturalized citizen may face denaturalization when the government alleges that citizenship was

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Can You Stop Deportation Once Proceedings Begin?

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Being placed in removal proceedings does not automatically mean you will be deported. Once a case reaches immigration court, the Department of Homeland Security is asking an immigration judge to determine whether you are removable from the United States. Depending on your circumstances, you may be able to challenge the government’s case, apply for immigration

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