Legal Question in Immigration Law in Virginia

Deportation concern

Let's say a person is facing 6 felony drug charges - first offense, non-violent offender. This person is a permanant legal resident but is a citizen of the UK (he moved to the US at the age of 10, over 25 years ago and his entire family permanantly resides in the US). At the time of his arrest, this person is unmarried and has no children. Let's assume that the defendant is found guilty on all counts. Two questions: 1) is deportation absolutely inevitable? 2) Even if so, would this be ''less ineveitable'' if this person were to marry a US citizen and/or impregnate a US citizen in the period of time between arrest and conviction.


Asked on 1/31/08, 10:12 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

Re: Deportation concern

1. Very few deportations are "absolutely ineveitable", given the multitude of cases that immigration authorities must deal with, but a person with six felony drug convictions could almost certainly be considered as nearly so (absolutely inevitable).

2. Marrying (or impregnating) a U.S

citizen should have little impact on such a person's above described deportability in my opinion. (In fact once this person's status is detected as someone with multiple felony convictions, his fathering of a little bastard child might possibly be considered as little more than his further contribution to the cultural discord which he has already created by way of his drug convictions and thereby give added impetus to removal proceedings.)

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Answered on 2/01/08, 7:33 am


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