Robert Lee, TX Immigration Law Firms & Lawyers

This Immigration and Nationality Act Section 212(a)(9)(A)(ii)(II) basically makes your husband inadmissible for 10 years.  If he is deported a second time (because he gets caught in the US) he is inadmissible for 20 years.  If the crime that made him deportable in the first place was considered an "aggravated felony" under immigration law, your husband is inadmissable forever. If the criminal conviction can be challenged, your husband may be able to reopen his immigration case, but that would be a long shot (and it would be expensive).

Criminal offenses can stand in the way of naturalization eligibility either because they trigger a statutory bar (mainly for drug-related and other very serious offenses) or because they prevent an applicant from shouldering his/her burden of proving no "lack of good moral character" - this is particularly true regarding offenses that involve moral turpitude, such as crimes involving theft, deception or violence. To evaluate the impact of a criminal offense, a thorough review is necessary not only of the arrest disposition documents, but also the overall "moral character" issues for the specific applicant. There is no substitute for a careful and detailed review by an immigration attorney.