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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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