¿Sus antecedentes penales le impiden obtener posibles beneficios de inmigración? Obtenga más información sobre la Excepción por Delito Menor.
Denice Flores • September 12, 2024
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Navegar por la ley de inmigración de Estados Unidos puede ser aterrador, especialmente para las personas con antecedentes penales. Un aspecto crucial de la ley de inmigración que proporciona cierto alivio es la Excepción por Delito Menor. La Excepción por Delito Menor puede afectar significativamente la elegibilidad de los extranjeros para diversos beneficios de inmigración, incluyendo visas y tarjetas verdes.
¿Qué es la excepción por delitos menores?
La Excepción por Delito Menor es una disposición de la ley de inmigración de Estados Unidos que permite a las personas que han cometido delitos menores evitar ciertos problemas de inadmisibilidad. Específicamente, esta excepción se refiere a los delitos que implican vileza moral (CIMT), que generalmente se consideran delitos graves a efectos de inmigración que podrían hacer que una persona sea inadmisible en los Estados Unidos.
Un solicitante que haya cometido un CIMT puede evitar ser considerado inadmisible en Estados Unidos debido a un único delito, si se cumplen todas las condiciones siguientes:
- La persona sólo ha cometido un delito que implique vileza moral;
- La condena impuesta por el delito fue de 6 meses o menos; y
- La condena máxima posible por el delito no excede de un año.
La excepción de delito leve es especialmente importante para personas que, de otro modo, podrían sufrir graves consecuencias debido a sus antecedentes penales. Muchas personas han cometido errores en el pasado, pero desde entonces se han rehabilitado e integrado en la sociedad. La Excepción por Delito Menor ofrece una vía para que las personas con condenas penales menores puedan solicitar beneficios de inmigración independientemente de sus antecedentes penales.
Si usted tiene alguna pregunta o preocupación acerca de sus antecedentes penales y su impacto en su estatus migratorio o elegibilidad, póngase en contacto con nuestra oficina y programe una consulta con nuestros abogados de inmigración con experiencia.
Este blog no pretende ser asesoramiento jurídico y nada de lo aquí expuesto debe interpretarse como el establecimiento de una relación abogado-cliente. Por favor, programe una consulta con un abogado de inmigración antes de actuar sobre cualquier información leída aquí.
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