Court Rules in Favor of Permanent Resident Who Faced Deportation

A man who faced deportation after his lawyer failed to tell him that pleading guilty to drug distribution could result in deportation will be able to stay as a permanent resident in the U.S. The man has lived in the U.S> legally for more than 40 years and plead guilty to drug possession some years ago because of a lawyer's advice that he would have nothing to worry about. The Supreme Court has now ruled that his rights were violated and he will be able to remain.

Immigration and permanent residency law is incredibly complicated and constantly changing. You need to understand immigration and deportation law if you are dealing with U.S. residency. There will be a lot of legal details to deal with that you may not realize. You do have options, but you need to know what they are and how to handle your case so that it is resolved in the most beneficial way possible.