One of the tools we often use is post-conviction relief, where we work with a criminal attorney to reopen or amend a conviction to alter it’s immigration impact. For some people, this means simply arguing to a Judge to resentence them at a slightly lower rate (even though it doesn’t impact their probation or time actually in jail) because the difference between a one year sentence and a 364 day sentence (even where all but 2 days were suspended) can be deportation and permanent banishment. Other times we need criminal charges to be reopened, dismissed, or plead down to something else that doesn’t have the same immigration consequences.
Other times, we simply need to demonstrate that even though someone has an old order of deportation, they didn't know about their hearings and therefore should be given an opportunity to fight their cases with actual notice and the ability to appear at their hearings. When the government sends notices to the last address given to them, it can be very difficult to overcome the presumption of normal mail delivery. However, we have been successful with such motions in the past, and nothing is more gratifying than turning the despair we see into hope once again.
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