Mitigation of Illegal Behavior in Immigration Defense: How Crimes, Fraud, Misrepresentation, and CIMTS can be Explained Through the help of Clinical Forensic Evaluations
Active
Program Number
33165
Program Date
2023-07-26
CLE Credits
1
Among the most important topics in immigration defense today is CRIMMIGRATION, that is, the consideration of how to contend with and explain criminal issues, including illegal activity and crimes involving moral turpitude, for immigration clients.
This seminar will consider how to tackle this extremely important issue separate and apart from proving hardship issues in 601-waiver petitions by using MITIGATION, just as criminal defense lawyers use mitigation to defend and explain their client’s criminal behavior with prosecutors or in court.
Objectives:
- To understand when and how mitigation is effective in the context of crimmigration immigration defense.
- To understand the criteria, key issues, and challenges of mitigation for illegal acts and CIMTS for the immigration defense client.
- To understand how mitigation helps to provide a more complete understanding of the client’s case by having the forensic expert complement and balance the role of the immigration defense lawyer.
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Available in States
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- New Jersey
- New York
- Texas Self Study
Program Categories
- Criminal Law & Procedure
- Criminal Practice & Procedure
- Federal Courts
- Florida Eligible
- Forensic
- Immigration and Naturalization Law
- Trial Skills
PROGRAM CREDITS
- Areas of Professional Practice : 1 Credit
