Immigration and Firearms Offenses
Although American citizens may exercise the right to bear arms, aliens may be deported from the U.S. for even minor-firearms related offenses involving the purchasing, manufacturing, using, carrying, or selling of guns.i If you've just been arrested or charged, it's important you hire a good criminal defense lawyer familiar with immigration law right away to try to plea your case down to a non-deportable offense. But even if you've already been convicted, there may still be ways to overturn it.
If you're a legal alien who's just been arrested, charged, or convicted of a firearms-related offense in Nevada, call our Las Vegas immigration criminal defense attorneys at (702) 380-4895 right away for a free consultation. We may be able to help you stay in the U.S. and keep your resident status.
Firearms offenses are just one category of deportable crimes in Nevada. Click on the following link for more information about deportable crimes in Nevada.
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i8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(C)
