§ 3.6 Adverse Immigration Consequences for U.s. Citizens

• Library: Rights of Foreign Nationals (OSBar) (2020 Ed.)

§ 3.6 ADVERSE IMMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES FOR U.S. CITIZENS

Although the majority of convictions have adverse immigration consequences only for noncitizens, certain convictions also have adverse immigration consequences for U.S. citizens who wish to petition for a foreign spouse or child to immigrate to the United States.

Section 402 of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (CPSA), Pub L No 109-248, 120 Stat 587, prohibits any U.S. citizen who has been convicted of any "specified offense against a minor" from filing any type of family-based immigration petition for any beneficiary. CPSA § 402...