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Some Felonies Should No Longer Be “Crimes of Violence” for Immigration Purposes under Johnson v. United States

This advisory discusses how the Supreme Court's opinion in Johnson v. United States may affect selected offenses under California law, and what criminal defense and immigration advocates can do now.

Immigrant Legal Resource Center Practice advisory Aug 6, 2015 Direct PDF available

Why it matters

Useful as a practitioner-oriented overview from Immigrant Legal Resource Center on Crimes; review the source material for the most current authority and procedure.

Topics

Crimes and categorical approach

Workflows

Crim-imm screening

Forums

Cross-forum

Jurisdictions

National