Santa Barbara Deportation Lawyers

Find the right Deportation attorney in Santa Barbara, CA

Legal and illegal immigrants in the United States can be deported or removed for a variety of reasons from Santa Barbara California.

Understanding How to Avoid Deportation from Santa Barbara California

A growing trend is that immigrants are being deported or removed after an arrest or conviction from a criminal charge not related to their citizenship status. Many times, people are also deported or removed for merely being in the United States illegally. If you are facing deportation from Santa Barbara CA, you should become familiar with your rights.

You May Be Deported from Santa Barbara CA

Both legal and illegal immigrants may be subject to mandatory deportation for committing particular crimes in Santa Barbara, CA.

Violent felonies and most criminal drug charges can result in deportation or removal. In addition, there are some minor crimes that can lead to deportation removal, such as fraud or theft, because these crimes indicate moral turpitude. However, all is not lost if you have been deported or removed from the United States. In many instances, deportation or removal is contestable.

If you have resided in the U.S. for over 7 years, or if you are seeking asylum in the country, you may be able to avoid deportation or removal. Additionally, particular cities and states have enacted so-called safe harbor laws. These laws stop officials from reporting persons to Immigration and Customs Enforcement so long as federal law does not mandate disclosure. After completing an online LegalMatch.com intake report, Santa Barbara CA lawyers can examine your case and present the best possible defense against removal.

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Life in Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California is a city in Santa Barbara County, where it also serves as the county seat. It currently has a population of about 88,000 people.

Santa Barbara, California is known for being host to one of the very few military engagements of World War II to occur on the continental United States. In 1942, a Japanese submarine surfaced off the coast of Santa Barbara, and fired several shots at the Ellwood oil refinery. There were no injuries. Although there was no evidence that collaboration or espionage by any U.S. residents played a role in the attack, the incident was used by the government to justify the internment of Japanese-Americans living on the West Coast, a decisions which is now remembered as one of the low points in America's history.

After World War II, many of the servicemen who served in the war, and disembarked from Santa Barbara, California moved into the city permanently. This caused a population boom. Many of these servicemen went on to college, and became successful professionals in Santa Barbara, California, some of them lawyers.

If you live in Santa Barbara, California and are in need of an attorney, it's very likely that there's a Santa Barbara, California attorney who can provide assistance.

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