Update: Imperfect Voter Registration Initiatives and the Dangers Faced By Noncitizens
By: Richard Hanus, Esq. February 17, 2024 Far too often, highly imperfect voter registration processes create moments of government assisted immigration suicide, whether it leads to a denied application for lawful permanent resident status ("Green Card") or U.S. citizenship or even the commencement of removal proceedings aka deportation proceedings. The good news is that in many cases, all is not lost and a solution for non-citizens facing a seeming immigration dead-end may be available. The doom a noncitizen may face in this context is rooted in the coming together of two realities at play in our society: 1) federal legislation imposing [...]