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When it comes to protecting your rights as a non-citizen, you need an honest and aggressive legal team representing you. Throughout the Midwest, the attorneys of Sharma-Crawford are recognized for their knowledge of complex immigration litigation and known for their honest relationships with their clients.

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Sharma-Crawford Immigration Law Articles

• Two Bites of the Apple

  Sometimes one set of facts can give rise to multiple legal issues. For example, a DUI can result in criminal penalties and a loss of one’s driver’s privilege’s. If an accident is also involved, then there may also be a case for civil damages against the drunk driver. One set of facts would ...

• USICE Issues Guidance on Which Cases They Will Exercise Discretion

  When President Obama was elected, many thought he would use the opportunity of a democratic majority to address the issue of immigration reform. This did not happen. With deportation cases at an all-time high and migration at an all-time low, the need for a comprehensive immigration law has never b...

• Why are hundreds of students from India facing deportation?

  Federal authorities have filed, last week, criminal charges against Tri-Valley University in Pleasanton, a major suburb in the San Francisco Bay Area. These charges include misuse of visa permits, indulging in money laundering and other serious crimes. The students, over 1500 of them mostly from ...

• Navigating Through the Criminal Courts

  Being charged with a crime is always a scary experience.  Regardless of their  guilt or innocence, non citizens face the additional stress of having to navigate through the waters of an unknown system.  Sometimes simply knowing the process helps to ease the tension and understand that it will tak...

• What's the Fuss Over the Arizona Law?

  The Arizona law regarding immigration has become the topic of many debates.  Proponents and opponents have lined up in defense of their respective positions.  So what is all the fuss?  At the center of the debate is the notion that this law has, for the first time, allotted to the State the power...

• In Defense of the Criminal Non-Citizen

  The effect of criminal convictions on immigration status is a twisted law school exam question. While this article is meant to provide a foundation for representing non-citizen defendants facing criminal charges, it is not exhaustive. Aligning yourself with a competent immigration attorney may be yo...

• How Immigration Effects Families

  Commonsense Arrested 1. A British citizen with a U.S. citizen spouse and children can be denied legal permanent resident status because she had once been convicted of possession of 2 joints of marijuana in the U.K.? (Assume the conviction was later ...

• Defending the Non-Citizen Client

  Supreme Court Ruling: Counsel must inform non-citizen criminal clients about risk of deportation. Importance of accurate legal advice for non-citizens accused of crimes has never been more important. Changes to immigration law have dramatically raised the stakes of a non-citizen’s criminal ...

• Representing Non-Citizens in Criminal Cases

  The effect of criminal convictions on immigration status is a twisted law school exam question. While this article is meant to provide a foundation for representing non-citizen defendants facing criminal charges, it is not exhaustive. Aligning yourself with a competent immigration attorney may be yo...

• Special Conditions Merit Expedited Background Checks for Residency, Citizenship

  Some Special Conditions Merit Expedited Background Checks for Residency, Citizenship Immigration Lawyers Can Help Applicants Negotiate Complex System For immigrants to the United States who are mere steps from completion of their residency or citizenship applications, the wait has become agony. ...