Nixon, TX Immigration Law Firms & Lawyers

If your friend is a student, he should be on a student visa, F1, not on B1/B2. By going to a school while in the U.S. on a B1/B2 visa, he violated the terms of the visa, and became deportable for that reason alone. Additionally, if he overstayed his admission, he can be deported for it, too. What (if anything) can be done for him now depends on numerous factors that have to be discussed face-to-face. Help your friend find an immigration attorney. A consultation should not cost more than $150-$200; if your friend cannot afford it, he should ask for professional help, anyway: I'm sure there are immigration attorneys in this city who will look into your friend's case for a greatly reduced fee. I would suggest calling one of the organizations that provide free immigration law help, but they are overwhelmed with work and will not take your friend's case until he is placed in removal proceedings. It is important for your friend to understand that he has to find legal advice as soon as possible: there might be some ways to regularize his status now, but, the more time passes, the fewer possibilities will remain for him. The very worse thing for him is to do nothing - and this option should be exercised only of there is absolutely nothing else that can be done.

Driving with a suspended license, in itself, is not a crime making a person deportable. You said that your friend is not a U.S. citizen, and the fact that ner work authorization expired a while ago indicates that she is not a lawful permanent resident but a non-immigrnt who is out of status. If that is so, she is removable (deportable) as a person unlawfully present in the U.S. - regardless of her criminal conviction. On the brighter side, the fact that she was released on bail without being taken into custody by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement means that her crime did not bring her to attention of the immigration authorities or that she is considered low priority for removal. In any case, she should consult an immigration attorney to know exactly what her prospects and options are, and what (if anything) can be done to prepare for the day when she will be placed in removal proceedings.