Articles Posted in Good Moral Character

As an immigration and criminal attorney in New York, I’ve seen firsthand the devastating impact of a New York conviction on the lives of individuals, particularly, on noncitizens’ lives. I’ve also seen the devastating impact of deportation on the lives of individuals, and the lives of their family members. Under the Donald Trump second term…

Release Date: Dec. 10, 2019 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced new policy guidance implementing two decisions from the attorney general regarding how two or more DUI convictions affect good moral character (GMC) requirements and how post-sentencing changes to criminal sentences affect convictions and sentences for immigration purposes. On Oct. 25, the attorney general…