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Immigration

Sep. 30, 2000

Deportation Defense

Deportation Defense Decision Softens Harshness of 1996 Immigration Act The 9th Circuit has found that certain convictions that have been expunged or vacated cannot support a ground of deportability.

        By Kathrin Mautino
        
        Since 1996, many immigration practitioners who represent individuals in removal proceedings have felt that they are fighting a heavy uphill battle. The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-208, 110 Stat. 3009 (1996), created dramatic changes in the ...

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