The Federal Defenders office provided this very informative email on the effect the new relations with Cuba will have on our Cuban clients: At this point we do not know how/when the normalization will impact the U.S.s ability to deport Cuban individuals. At any rate, those who are in lawful status and not subject to any grounds of deportation (i.e. those who entered, obtained lawful permanent resident status, and do not have crimes that make them deportable) do not need to worry. The main impact will be on those who either fell out of status and cant fix their status now (for example, those who were paroled in and then never applied for lawful permanent resident status, and who are not eligible for LPR status due to crimes) and those who already have deportation orders but were released from ICE custody on ICE orders of supervision because they could not be physically deported. At this point, I think its important to advise Cuban clients that deportation may be a reality soon and that they should be careful to avoid criminal activity and pleading to offenses that will bring them to ICEs attention/subject them to criminal grounds of deportation. Basically, after years of not having to face full immigration consequences (physical deportation) of criminal convictions, they will now have to seriously consider those consequences. Hena Mansori Defenders Initiative National Immigrant Justice Center A Heartland Alliance Partner 208 South La Salle, Suite 1300 Chicago, Illinois 60604 T: (312) 660-1610 [email protected] immigrantjustice.org Contribute to NIJC and provide critical legal services to families in the coming year! immigrantjustice.org/donate
Posted on: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 15:58:43 +0000
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