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If you are a non-U.S. citizen being investigated or charged with an Illinois or federal crime, you must be very careful. Criminal charges and the United States criminal justice system are frightening for anyone, but especially for non-citizens. A criminal...

Criminal charges can rob you of your freedom, rights and future. Beyond the possible criminal penalties, these charges can set off a chain reaction of additional complications that negatively affect every aspect of your life. The Chicago criminal defense attorneys...

Arrest and criminal records are virtually all online today, so an arrest or conviction in your past or in another state can impact your green card application today and could potentially result in denial. When U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services...

When U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is reviewing immigration applicants, they conduct a background search and receive information from law enforcement agencies about any history of arrest, pending charges or criminal convictions. If a Driving Under the Influence (DUI)...

On January 1, 2020, the recreational use of cannabis became legal in Illinois. The new legalization laws also expunge criminal records for prior marijuana arrests and convictions, but an expungement will not help your immigration case. Marijuana remains a federally...

Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White's office announced on January 22 that an error in Illinois' new automatic voter registration system led to possibly 545 non-U.S. citizens being registered to vote. 574 people who self-identified as non-citizens were erroneously forwarded...

On Wednesday, December 11th, a press conference was held at the National Immigrant Justice Center on the issue of marijuana legalization in Illinois and the impact on immigrants anon non-citizens. It's important that immigrants understand the immigration consequences related to...

At a Senate hearing on October 22, Illinois Democratic U.S. Senator Dick Durbin said that only 20% of immigrants deported from Illinois had committed any type of serious crime and that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) should focus their...

On Friday, August 30, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker erased the drug conviction of a U.S. Army veteran deported to Mexico. The 39-year-old vet's supporters hope this will help him return to the U.S. Prizer pardoned the vet deported to Mexico,...

What does it mean to be under court supervision, and when is that a good option for a misdemeanor crime committed by an immigrant in Illinois?   Alternatives to a Criminal Conviction Court supervision can be one of the best...