The Immigration Consequences of New Jersey Criminal Dispositions
New Jersey State Bar Association
Criminal Practice Section
March 14, 2013
Presenters: Tim Block, Esq., Legal Services of New Jersey
Prof. Joanne Gottesman, Rutgers School of Law – Camden
Agenda:
6:00 – 6:30 Professional Responsibility of Criminal Defense Attorneys
Padilla v. Kentucky
Judicial Warnings/Plea Form/vs. Attorney Practice Standards
6:30 – 7:00 Background on Immigration Law
Who are the Players in the Immigration System?
Who is a Citizen?
How to Determine the Immigration Status of Non-citizens?
Definition of a “Conviction” and New Jersey Dispositions
Pre-trial Intervention
Juvenile Delinquency Adjudications
Vacated Adjudications
7:00-7:30 Criminal Grounds of Inadmissibility and Deportability
Inadmissibility v. Deportability
Main Criminal Grounds of Inadmissibility
Crimes Involving Moral Turpitude
Drug Offenses
Prostitution
Main Criminal Grounds of Deportability
Aggravated Felonies
Crimes Involving Moral Turpitude
Domestic Violence Offenses
Firearm Offenses