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Ibrahim entered the United States in 2017 by crossing the border without inspection with a smuggler.
He has been working without authorization ever since and was recently arrested by ICE and placed in
removal proceedings. Is Ibrahim subject to inadmissibility or deportability?
Ibrahim will be charged under the grounds of inadmissibility because he was not inspected and admitted
when he entered the United States.
Ling entered the United States on an F-1 student visa in 2014. She stopped attending school two years
after she arrived. She is now married to a U.S. citizen and is applying for adjustment of status. Does
Ling need to be concerned about the grounds of inadmissibility, deportability, or both?
Both.
Ling must show that she is not inadmissible because that is a requirement for adjustment of status. All
applicants for adjustment are subject to the grounds of inadmissibility.
In addition, because Ling was inspected and admitted when she entered the U.S. on a student visa, she is
eligible to file for adjustment of status but also subject to the grounds of deportability.
,If Ling's adjustment application is denied and she is placed in removal proceedings, she would be
charged with a ground of deportability because she was inspected and admitted but she is now out of
status, because she violated the terms of her student visa.
Alcoholism, under certain circumstances, may lead to a finding of health-based inadmissibility. True or
False?
'True'.
Alcohol use may trigger inadmissibility as a physical or mental disorder only when there is an associated
harmful behavior to self, others or property, like driving under the influence.
Mateo is the spouse of an LPR. At his medical examination for an immigrant visa at the U.S. consulate
in Ciudad Juarez, he admitted he smoked marijuana five times in the last year. Assuming he is found
inadmissible as a drug abuser, which of the following are his options:
a. He may wait 12 months from the date of his last use of marijuana and apply again.
b. He may seek a waiver of this ground of inadmissibility under INA § 212(g)
c. He has no options; he is permanently inadmissible as a drug abuser
a. He may wait 12 months from the date of his last use of marijuana and apply again.
The drug abuse ground of inadmissibility may be overcome by a period of remission of at least twelve
months.
Sabrina, a U.S. citizen, would like to petition for her husband, Thomas, to become a lawful permanent
resident. Thomas tells you he was arrested a couple of times, but he's sure it won't affect his case
,because it was nothing serious and he never spent any time in jail.
What should you do next?
a. Go ahead and file and see what happens
b. Obtain Thomas' criminal records.
c. Take Thomas' word for it that the arrests won't affect his case.
b. Obtain Thomas' criminal records.
You must get the criminal records. You cannot rely on Thomas' analysis of the implications of his arrests.
Thomas should contact the clerk of the court where the criminal issues were handled and find out what
their procedure for requesting records is. He should try to get the indictment (or charging document),
and all records that show the case outcome, including any plea agreements and any sentencing
documents. You may want to consider doing an FBI check if Thomas is unclear about what happened
where. The FBI check can be a starting point to guide you to which court you need to contact for the
actual court records.
Wu, from China, has been an LPR since 2005. Ten years ago, Wu was convicted of larceny and
sentenced to two years of probation. Which of the statements below best describes Wu's
circumstances:
a. Wu will not be placed in removal proceedings because if that was going to happen, it would have
happened already.
b. If Wu is placed in removal proceedings, he will be charged with a ground of deportability.
, c. Wu will not be placed in removal proceedings because he was only sentenced to probation.
d. If Wu is placed in removal proceedings, he will be charged with a ground of inadmissibility.
d. If Wu is placed in removal proceedings, he will be charged with a ground of deportability because he
was inspected and admitted as a lawful permanent resident.
The fact that Wu was only sentenced to probation does not mean that his conviction can't make him
deportable. Similarly, Wu is not protected from being placed in removal proceedings simply because
several years have gone by since he was convicted.
There is a specific ground of deportability for certain firearm offenses but no parallel ground of
inadmissibility for a conviction for certain firearm offenses. True or False?
'True'.
Under INA § 237(a)(2)(C), a non-citizen is deportable if at any time after admission, he or she is convicted
of any law of purchasing, selling, exchanging, using, owning, possessing or carrying any weapon in
violation of law or conspiring or attempting to do the same. There is no parallel ground of inadmissibility
specifically for firearm offenses.
If you encounter a client with prior arrests or convictions, which of the following should you do to
better understand the consequences of your client's conduct:
a. Counsel your client about the importance of providing information to you about all prior contacts
with law enforcement; DHS will have this information and you need it too in order to counsel the
client.
b. Do a law enforcement data base check (FBI records check and/or state records check) to find out
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++ LATEST
UPDATE
Ibrahim entered the United States in 2017 by crossing the border without inspection with a smuggler.
He has been working without authorization ever since and was recently arrested by ICE and placed in
removal proceedings. Is Ibrahim subject to inadmissibility or deportability?
Ibrahim will be charged under the grounds of inadmissibility because he was not inspected and admitted
when he entered the United States.
Ling entered the United States on an F-1 student visa in 2014. She stopped attending school two years
after she arrived. She is now married to a U.S. citizen and is applying for adjustment of status. Does
Ling need to be concerned about the grounds of inadmissibility, deportability, or both?
Both.
Ling must show that she is not inadmissible because that is a requirement for adjustment of status. All
applicants for adjustment are subject to the grounds of inadmissibility.
In addition, because Ling was inspected and admitted when she entered the U.S. on a student visa, she is
eligible to file for adjustment of status but also subject to the grounds of deportability.
,If Ling's adjustment application is denied and she is placed in removal proceedings, she would be
charged with a ground of deportability because she was inspected and admitted but she is now out of
status, because she violated the terms of her student visa.
Alcoholism, under certain circumstances, may lead to a finding of health-based inadmissibility. True or
False?
'True'.
Alcohol use may trigger inadmissibility as a physical or mental disorder only when there is an associated
harmful behavior to self, others or property, like driving under the influence.
Mateo is the spouse of an LPR. At his medical examination for an immigrant visa at the U.S. consulate
in Ciudad Juarez, he admitted he smoked marijuana five times in the last year. Assuming he is found
inadmissible as a drug abuser, which of the following are his options:
a. He may wait 12 months from the date of his last use of marijuana and apply again.
b. He may seek a waiver of this ground of inadmissibility under INA § 212(g)
c. He has no options; he is permanently inadmissible as a drug abuser
a. He may wait 12 months from the date of his last use of marijuana and apply again.
The drug abuse ground of inadmissibility may be overcome by a period of remission of at least twelve
months.
Sabrina, a U.S. citizen, would like to petition for her husband, Thomas, to become a lawful permanent
resident. Thomas tells you he was arrested a couple of times, but he's sure it won't affect his case
,because it was nothing serious and he never spent any time in jail.
What should you do next?
a. Go ahead and file and see what happens
b. Obtain Thomas' criminal records.
c. Take Thomas' word for it that the arrests won't affect his case.
b. Obtain Thomas' criminal records.
You must get the criminal records. You cannot rely on Thomas' analysis of the implications of his arrests.
Thomas should contact the clerk of the court where the criminal issues were handled and find out what
their procedure for requesting records is. He should try to get the indictment (or charging document),
and all records that show the case outcome, including any plea agreements and any sentencing
documents. You may want to consider doing an FBI check if Thomas is unclear about what happened
where. The FBI check can be a starting point to guide you to which court you need to contact for the
actual court records.
Wu, from China, has been an LPR since 2005. Ten years ago, Wu was convicted of larceny and
sentenced to two years of probation. Which of the statements below best describes Wu's
circumstances:
a. Wu will not be placed in removal proceedings because if that was going to happen, it would have
happened already.
b. If Wu is placed in removal proceedings, he will be charged with a ground of deportability.
, c. Wu will not be placed in removal proceedings because he was only sentenced to probation.
d. If Wu is placed in removal proceedings, he will be charged with a ground of inadmissibility.
d. If Wu is placed in removal proceedings, he will be charged with a ground of deportability because he
was inspected and admitted as a lawful permanent resident.
The fact that Wu was only sentenced to probation does not mean that his conviction can't make him
deportable. Similarly, Wu is not protected from being placed in removal proceedings simply because
several years have gone by since he was convicted.
There is a specific ground of deportability for certain firearm offenses but no parallel ground of
inadmissibility for a conviction for certain firearm offenses. True or False?
'True'.
Under INA § 237(a)(2)(C), a non-citizen is deportable if at any time after admission, he or she is convicted
of any law of purchasing, selling, exchanging, using, owning, possessing or carrying any weapon in
violation of law or conspiring or attempting to do the same. There is no parallel ground of inadmissibility
specifically for firearm offenses.
If you encounter a client with prior arrests or convictions, which of the following should you do to
better understand the consequences of your client's conduct:
a. Counsel your client about the importance of providing information to you about all prior contacts
with law enforcement; DHS will have this information and you need it too in order to counsel the
client.
b. Do a law enforcement data base check (FBI records check and/or state records check) to find out
