What to Expect When You Contact Us?
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USCIS Policy Manual, Chapter 2 – Definition of Child for Citizenship and Naturalization
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USCIS Policy Manual, Chapter 3 – United States Citizens at Birth (INA 301 and 309)
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USCIS Policy Manual, Chapter 4 – Automatic Acquisition of Citizenship after Birth (INA 320)
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USCIS Policy Manual, Chapter 5 – Child Residing Outside of the United States (INA 322)
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USCIS Policy Manual, Chapter 2 – Definition of Child for Citizenship and Naturalization
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USCIS Policy Manual, Chapter 3 – United States Citizens at Birth (INA 301 and 309)
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USCIS Policy Manual, Chapter 4 – Automatic Acquisition of Citizenship after Birth (INA 320)
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USCIS Policy Manual, Chapter 5 – Child Residing Outside of the United States (INA 322)

Human Rights Advocates
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Order for Restoring Peace on Earth (ORPE)
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Light Shiner in the Midst of Darkness
Defending Human Dignity
Intervening wherever human dignity is compromised; wherever fundamental rights are impaired; and taking action in whatever comes at our disposition.
Email: info@orpe.org
Tel: 410-807-3874
Aggravated Felonies
If you have been convicted of an aggravated felony, you could be deported. Being convicted of an aggravated felony (AF) has dire consequences under federal immigration laws. This made sense in the 1980s when the term referred only to murder, federal drug trafficking, and illicit trafficking of firearms and destructive devices.
Today, an AF need not be “aggravated” nor a “felony”. It includes many nonviolent offenses which are comparatively minor.
However, on June 10, 2021, in Borden v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court held that only crimes which require the perpetrator to have either (a) an intent to use violence against a person or (b) knowledge that they will subject a person to violent force can be considered a “violent felony” under the Armed Career Criminal Act. A person with three or more prior violent felony convictions may receive a much longer criminal sentence for certain federal crimes. A crime that can be committed by only “reckless” behavior is not enough.
Examples of Aggravated Felonies
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Theft offense, including receipt of stolen property if the term of imprisonment is at least one year;
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Tax evasion in the case of where the loss to the government exceeds $10,000;
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Receipt of stolen property if the term of imprisonment is at least one year;
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Fraud or deceit offenses if the loss to the victim exceeds $10,000;
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Attempt to commit an aggravated felony;
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Counterfeiting – if the term of imprisonment is at least one year
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Offense related to alien smuggling (though some exceptions apply)