Legal Question in Criminal Law in Texas

Hi, I am a 53 year old man living in Mexico for the past 18 years. But I had lived in The U.S.for 38 years all my family lives there but because I volated my fedrial parole I can not go back to the U.S.A.. My question is are they still looking for me? Do they still want to arrest me? I know I can not go back to visit without a pass port since I am a mexican resident. I was born in Mexico but lived the first 38 years of my life in the U:S.A.. Now I have a family here and have lived a troubled free life but all I would like to do is go visit my family down there by getting my visa and pass port could I go visit with out getting detained by customs, by the highway patrol, or even a bondsman? By the way, that is another reason that I left the U.S.A. I had gotten arrested for possession of an unlegal substance and got bonded out and I decided to leave the U.S.A. and get away from it all. What can I do to get this issue resolved that way I can go visit my family down there because I will never go back to live there again since I do have my life well established here in Mexico


Asked on 8/29/10, 4:40 pm

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Keith Engelke Law Office of S. Keith Engelke

If you violated federal parole, you have a conviction. A conviction alone may be enough to bar you from admission. So first you need to find out if the conviction alone will make you inadmissible. Also the charge for possession of an illegal substance may make you inadmissible to the U.S.

You need to speak with an immigration attorney.

To resolve the other matters you need to retain a criminal defense attorney who also practices in federal court.

If you jumped bail, there will be a warrant for your arrest. If you violated parole, there will be a warrant for your arrest. Even if you obtain a visa, those warrants will remain outstanding. If you are stopped by the police, and the officer checks to see if you have any outstanding warrants, you will probably be arrested.

Your arrest will probably result in the resolution of all those matters and your deportation back to Mexico.

My suggestion is that you invite your family to come visit you.

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Answered on 9/04/10, 8:29 am


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