In this video, we’ll cover some of the reasons that can actually get you deported. People
always ask me, “What can actually get me deported? What is something so bad that I
can do that it can actually get me deported?” Well, watch this video, and I'll tell you
more. Hi, everybody. My name is Jacob Sapochnick and I'm an immigration attorney based in San
Diego, California. We service clients in all 50 States and across the globe. And we do
one area of law only and that's immigration law and we do it really good. So in this video,
I'm going to talk about the legal reasons that can get a US immigrant deported. What
are the reasons that somebody can actually get deported? But before that, I'll ask you
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that. In this video, we'll talk about some of the legal reasons why the US immigration
authorities may want to deport somebody from the United States, meaning send that person
back to their home country or where they came from. Now, there are some of the obvious reasons
where if somebody came here without the right visa, they can be deported. If somebody came
here with the right visa and overstayed, they can also be deported. Right? This is some
of the obvious reasons, but there's quite a few other reasons where it's important for
you to know why you can get deported. So number one is actually, failure to obey the terms
of your current visa. So for example, let's say you’re here on a tourist visa, and you're
still within the term of your visa, so you're here let's say for six months, you haven't
overstayed but you worked on your tourist visa, that's a violation of the tourist visa,
and that can get you deported. For example, let's say you're here on a student visa and
you are not attending school. You get your visa, you have your visa, you have an I-94,
but you're not actually going to school, that's a violation of your student visa, and that
potentially can get you deported. And also, if you work on a student visa, that can also
be a reason for you to be deported. Another reason if let's say you're here on a work
visa, on H1B visa, and you're working for employer A who got you the visa, but on the
side, you started your own personal business, and you didn't get a visa for that. Potentially,
that can also get you deported. So again, reason number one, violating the terms of
your current visa can get you deported. Number two, failure to let the USCIS know of a change
of address. So typically, you have 10 days to notify the USCIS of change of address.
And if you don't do that, potentially, you can be deportable. Now, how often does that
happen? Probably not very often, but the law specifically says that failure to notify the
USCIS why you're going through the immigration process of a change of address by completing
form AR-11, potentially, could get you deported. So remember, again, it may not happen as often.
But sometimes, when you go to an interview, and they look at the address and they see
you haven't updated it, that may cause some delays and some hiccups. So we always recommend
people always update your address. But as you know, potentially, it's a deportable offense
so you should always update your address. So, that's reason number two, failure to update
your address with the USCIS. Number three, commission of a crime. Committing some kind
of crime. So, there are certain crimes, not all crimes, but there are certain crimes that
can get you deported. For example, the Immigration and Nationality Act, section 237a has a list
of all these crimes. For example, it could be crimes of moral turpitude, could be certain
drug offenses, domestic violence, money laundering, certain aggravated felonies, aggravated felonies
are definitely crimes that will get you deported. So, if you committed some of these crimes
that are listed in that section and the ones I mentioned right now, it is important that
you consult an immigration attorney to see if you have any rights at all, and how to
avoid deportation, how to fight deportation. But again, the US government is really strict
about people who commit crimes and for a good reason, obviously, but there are certain crimes…
again, not all crimes, if you commit petty theft, that crime has an exception. So that's
not a deportable offense. If you committed one DUI, it's not a deportable offense, per
se, if you have multiple DUIs, it may be an issue. But again, crimes could lead to deportation.
So, that's another reason why somebody can be deportable, reason number three. Number
four, violation of the US immigration laws. What does it mean? So, people come here, and
they have the right to be here based on a visa or a green card, but what if you actually
defrauded the government? So, let's say you entered into a marriage which was a fake marriage,
a sham marriage, you married somebody just for the green card. If they find out, and
they can prove it. You can be deported. If you committed a crime like alien smuggling.
Let’s say you assisted somebody who smuggled somebody into the US, you were in the car
with them or you paid somebody to bring them over here, that's a deportable offense, even
if you have a legal status here. So, marriage fraud, alien smuggling, these are some examples
of violating immigration laws that could get you deported, number four. Number five, receiving
public assistance or becoming a public charge. So, that's another reason where… typically,
when you immigrate to the United States, you attest and you promise and you sign forms,
that you're not going to become a public charge, meaning that you're not going to take benefits,
public benefits from the government until you’re eligible to become a green card holder
or a US citizen depending on what public benefits you're eligible for. But if you come to the
United States, you attest the fact that you have enough funding, you have enough money
or you have a sponsor, that's going to help you not become a public charge. But if you
are found in violation of that, that potentially could make you deportable. That's what the
law says in the Immigration and Nationality Act. So remember, and recently, we had a lot
of discussion about public charge, some changes to the public chose rules. Some of them currently
are on hold based on injunctions. But the whole debate of a public charge was because
it's part of the law, it's here, it's always been part of the law that or if somebody immigrates
to the United States, they have to prove that they are able to be self-sufficient, as they
go through the immigration process, and they're not going to become a public charge, they're
not going to take public benefits from the government. So, if somebody is found in violation
of that, potentially, they could be deported, they could be deportable and may not be able
to keep their benefits anymore. So that's number five, violation of public benefits
rules. So, these are just some five examples of what can actually get you deported. Now,
remember, those are general things but it's important to know and be aware of that, that
even if you have legal status in the US, even if you are on your visa or even if you have
a green card, some things, certain things until you become a US citizen can get you
deported. So, it's important to be aware of that, be mindful and stay safe this way. So,
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