How to Use the Categorical Approach Now

Since the federal government has failed to provide immigration reform, often times the only way to prevail in immigration court is to vacate your client’s prior criminal conviction or sentence to avoid deportation or to render your client eligible...

Currently, thirty-eight states permit medical use of marijuana; twenty-three of these states fully permit recreational use; and the District of Columbia permits both uses. Still, marijuana remains on federal drug schedules and is treated for...

California Post-Conviction Relief for Immigrants: How to Use Criminal Courts to Erase the Immigration Consequences of Crimes guides advocates through how to use criminal courts to erase or mitigate the immigration consequences of convictions. This...