Defending Non-Citizens in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin | National Immigrant Justice Center

Keep families together, prevent a neighbor's deportation, and protect people seeking safety.

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$50

Supports a month of secure phone calls with a lawyer

$100

Provides a legal consultation to keep a family together

$300

Screens 10 people for a workshop to apply for asylum

Image of manual cover cannot be loaded By Maria Theresa Baldini-Potermin

With Heartland Alliance's National Immigrant Justice Center,
Scott D. Pollock & Associates, P.C.
and Maria Baldini Potermin & Associates, P.C.

Defending Non-Citizens in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin addresses the immigration consequences of criminal dispositions for non-citizens. It provides federal statutes and definitions with interpretations, analysis of the state laws as they are affected by federal immigration law, and case studies and practice tips.

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Preface and Acknowledgements

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Table of Contents

Glossary of Terms

Chapter 1 - Defending Non-Citizens in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin: An Overview

Chapter 2 - Definition of "Conviction" for Immigration Purposes

Chapter 3 - Grounds of Deportability for Non-Citizens

Chapter 4 - Grounds of Inadmissibility

Chapter 5 - Juveniles and Immigration Consequences

Chapter 6 - Immigration Remedies and Defenses Under the Immigration and Nationality Act for Non-Citizens

Chapter 7 - Enforcement and Detention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Chapter 8 - Criminal Proceedings, Post-Conviction Relief, Illegal Reentry Cases, and Pardons

Additional Appendices