From our attorneys
A Florida arrest or conviction does not automatically block citizenship, but U.S. citizenship applications require proof of 'good moral character', and some convictions bar it permanently. What counts, what USCIS's 2025 policy shift changed, and how a Florida case can affect an N-400.
Cancellation of removal can turn a green card holder's deportation case into a stay in the United States, but an aggravated felony bars it outright, and other convictions can stop the residency clock or sink it on discretion. How the defense works and where a Florida criminal case fits in.
Posting a Florida criminal bond does not free someone ICE has a detainer on. How federal immigration custody splits into discretionary bond hearings and mandatory detention, what Florida's own detainer law changes, and how a Joseph hearing can challenge mandatory detention.
"Aggravated felony" is a federal immigration classification, not a Florida charge, and it can apply to convictions that are neither aggravated nor felonies under state law. What it means and which Florida charges are commonly analyzed this way.
Florida stalking starts as a first-degree misdemeanor, but a credible threat, a violated injunction, or a victim under 16 turns it into aggravated stalking, a third-degree felony. What the state has to prove, how a criminal charge differs from a civil stalking injunction, and where the two overlap.
Reckless driving in Florida is a criminal charge, not a traffic ticket: willful or wanton disregard for safety, not a simple mistake. The penalties by offense and injury level, how it differs from careless driving, and how it connects to a DUI case.
What a Florida DUI charge actually carries (jail, fines, license revocation, and when it becomes a felony) plus the implied consent rules for refusing a breath test.
Robbery is theft plus force, violence, or fear, and that one added element turns even a low-value taking into a felony that can mean life. How § 812.13 grades robbery, how it differs from theft and burglary, and where sudden snatching, carjacking, and home-invasion robbery fit in.
Florida criminal defense counsel has a Sixth Amendment duty under Padilla v. Kentucky to advise noncitizen clients about a plea's immigration consequences, a separate duty from the court's own deportation warning. What each requires, when it applies, and how a Florida plea can be challenged when neither was met.
How to confirm an active Florida arrest warrant, why it doesn't expire on its own, and how a voluntary surrender differs from waiting to be arrested.