IDP has updated our two-page checklist which summarizes the criminal bars to removability (inadmissibility and deportability) as well as criminal bars to citizenship and applications such as Asylum/Withholding of Removal, 212(H) waivers, Cancellation of Removal for LPRs and Non-LPRs, VAWA cancellation, DACA renewal, and TPS. This is a national resource and has INA cites and relevant case cites hyperlinked throughout the resource. Please note that this checklist does not provide any analysis regarding whether specific criminal statutes trigger immigration consequences, rather it provides an outline of parts of the Immigration and Nationality Act that relate to criminal offenses.
The 2025 update has expanded information about Mandatory Detention.
(Updated January 2025)