In criminal cases involving non-citizens, authorities often place an immigration hold or immigration detainer on the person so that they can take them into custody or start an investigation when they are released.
If a non-citizen is arrested and has an immigration hold, it is important to contact an attorney with experience in both criminal law and immigration law. Once in immigration custody, the non-citizen will often be moved to a distant immigration holding facility. If the non-citizen is moved to immigration custody prior to resolution of their criminal case, the immigration authorities may or may not return the non-citizen to criminal court for a scheduled criminal court appearance.
In Galveston, a 56-year old who was charged with sexual assault was also placed under immigration hold after allegedly harassing a 14-year old girl.
He is accused of luring a girl under the age of 14 into his apartment, locking the door behind her and proceeding to sexually assault her.
The victim’s father told police he saw his daughter walking out of another apartment unit in Galveston.
As a defense to the case filed against him, the man told police the girl knocked on his door asking for water. He said she told him to engage in a sexual act with her. He told police she then jumped on him, but he did not know if he penetrated her.
According to public records, he is on an immigration hold at Galveston County jail. His bond is set at $80,000 for the felony charge.
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If you obtain “immigration hold” on your criminal act, you need to get the best attorney to get the criminal case to dismiss or reduced so that your immigration problem will be reduced. If you don’t fix the criminal allegation, you may never get a right to stay in the U.S. So, hire an experienced criminal attorney to fix the criminal allegation so you will avoid or reduce your immigration status in the U.S.
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