The Immigration Clinic provides technical assistance and support to practitioners and advocates relating to the immigration consequences of crimes.
The Clinic has created Practice Advisories on the immigration consequences of select Florida crimes. These practice advisories supply general legal analyses and are not a substitute for independent legal advice supplied by a practitioner familiar with a client’s case.
You can download a copy of the Practice Advisories below.
Practice Advisories on additional Florida crimes will be posted in the future, including for Robbery, Sexual Assault, and Uttering a Forged Instrument.
On March 4, 2021, the Supreme Court issued Pereida v. Wilkinson 141 S.Ct. 754 (2021), holding that when a non-citizen is convicted under a divisible statute and the record of conviction before the adjudicator does not establish whether or not the noncitizen was convicted of a disqualifying claim, the noncitizen cannot rely on the inconclusiveness of that record to establish eligibility for immigration relief. Rather, the non-citizen has the burden of proving the offense of conviction. Pereida may affect some of the advice provided in the practice advisories below. We will update the practice advisories as soon as we are able. For more on Pereida see National Immigration Project and Immigrant Defense Project Practice Alert.
The Immigration Clinic has created self-help flyers and other resources for people in Immigration proceedings to use when applying for legal relief. These resources are meant to guide people through the difficulties of immigration law, but do not constitute legal advice. Because immigration law and procedure can be complicated and winning a case is difficult, people are encouraged to seek the assistance of a lawyer. People who are proceeding without a lawyer and anyone who would like more detailed information about the topics discussed here should visit the law library of the detention center or jail where they are detained. The Immigration Clinic of the University of Miami School of Law provides training and information for attorneys who represent indigent immigrant defendants in the criminal justice system. To request a training for your office, e-mail Rebecca Sharpless, rsharpless@law.miami.edu.Resources for People in Immigration Proceedings
I. Representing Yourself in Immigration Court
II. Detention
III. Other Topics
Resources for Attorneys
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