Chicago Immigration and Naturalization Law Blog

In a story discussing the Southern Border crisis, U.S. refugee, asylum and immigration policies, CBS Sunday Morning reported that according to a study...

President Joe Biden recently announced pardons for nearly 6,500 Americans convicted on federal marijuana possession charges. This is part of an execut...

A new ruling says immigration judges can now consider the mental health of noncitizen immigrants who are convicted of an aggravated felony when consid...

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a marijuana legalization bill on April 1, 2022, however, cannabis remains illegal and a federal crime. Even t...

A criminal record can cause you problems for years – even decades – during a routine criminal background check for employment or housing, ...

There are serious immigration consequences if a non-citizen is convicted or accused of a crime. Most criminal defense attorneys do not know the immigr...

The U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that a low-level marijuana crime conviction is not grounds for deportation for an immigrant legally living in the Unit...

Non-citizens who are charged or convicted of a crime have serious immigration consequences. Non-citizens – including Green Card holders – who ...

Workers in Illinois can lose their job due to a positive marijuana test. Marijuana recreational use is legal in Illinois – but cannabis use is s...

18 months ago, on January 1, 2020, Illinois legalized cannabis use and became the 11th state to legalize the sale and use of recreational marijuana fo...