Drugs and Naturalization Webinar

Date: November 3, 2022
Time: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Pacific Time
MCLE: 1.5 CA and 1.5 TX
Location: Online
Regular: Webinar $155 / Recording $120 / Webinar and Recording $180
Nonprofit: Webinar $110 / Recording $90 / Webinar and Recording $135

Presenters:
Kathy Brady, ILRC Senior Staff Attorney
Eric Cohen, ILRC Executive Director

We will review the permanent and statutory bars to good moral character and how USCIS could deny a naturalization application in its discretion because of a lack of good moral character. Then we will examine the effect on naturalization applicants of being convicted of, or admitting, a drug offense; of the government having “reason to believe” the person ever trafficked in drugs; how to deal with marijuana use or employment in the industry in states where that has been legalized; and what drug conduct or convictions might make the person deportable. We’ll outline defense strategies for all of these scenarios.

Related Resource
Naturalization and U.S. Citizenship: The Essential Legal Guide

The Immigrant Legal Resource Center is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider.
The Immigrant Legal Resource Center is a State Bar of California Department of Legal Specialization approved provider.
The Immigrant Legal Resource Center is a State Bar of Texas MCLE Accredited Sponsor.