{"id":1299305,"date":"2025-08-25T07:20:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T01:50:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/?p=1299305"},"modified":"2025-08-25T07:21:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T01:51:30","slug":"h1b-visa-green-card-holders-can-deported-for-traffic-offenses-done-years-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/h1b-visa-green-card-holders-can-deported-for-traffic-offenses-done-years-ago\/","title":{"rendered":"H1B Visa, Green Card Holders Can Deported For Traffic Offenses Done Years Ago"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A new US immigration bill, <strong>H.R. 875 \u2013 Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act<\/strong>, has sparked alarm across immigrant communities, including the large Indian diaspora. The proposed law, passed in the House and gaining traction in the Senate, could make <strong>a single DUI offense grounds for deportation or inadmissibility<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/h1b-Visa-001-1280x720-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"H1B Visa, Green Card Holders Can Deported For Traffic Offenses Done Years Ago\" class=\"wp-image-1299314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/h1b-Visa-001-1280x720-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/h1b-Visa-001-1280x720-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/h1b-Visa-001-1280x720-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/h1b-Visa-001-1280x720-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What the Bill Proposes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, DUI (Driving Under Influence) convictions\u2014especially low-level ones\u2014do not <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/business\/international-business\/white-house-backs-bill-to-deport-green-card-holders-visa-holders-over-past-driving-under-influence-dui-records\/articleshow\/123469114.cms\">automatically<\/a> trigger deportation or block visa applications. But if the bill becomes law, the consequences will be severe. Even a <strong>single DUI from years ago<\/strong> could:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Make green card holders deportable.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bar reentry into the US after foreign travel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Impact visa approvals and status adjustments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Alarmingly, immigration experts point out that the bill\u2019s scope is broad. According to the law firm Landerholm Immigration, <strong>even admitting to drinking and driving without a conviction could make someone inadmissible<\/strong>. Dropped charges or plea bargains wouldn\u2019t offer protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Lawyers Are Concerned<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Immigration attorneys argue the bill lacks balance. While DUI is serious and public safety is a shared goal, they stress that the bill <strong>\u201cskips context, rehabilitation, and due process.\u201d<\/strong> For instance, a long-term green card holder with a decade-old minor DUI could suddenly face deportation without warning, hearings, or appeal rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joseph Tsang, an immigration attorney, warns that <strong>anyone who is not a US citizen<\/strong>\u2014green card holders, H-1B workers, international students\u2014could be affected. The White House\u2019s Office of Management and Budget has also expressed support, signaling strong momentum behind the bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Immigrants Should Do<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Lawyers are strongly urging:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Eligible green card holders to apply for US citizenship immediately.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Individuals with past DUIs to <strong>consult attorneys and prepare a legal defense<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>International students and temporary workers to be aware of how even old records could impact their immigration future.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bigger Implications<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If enacted, the law would represent one of the harshest expansions of inadmissibility grounds in recent US immigration history. It underscores a growing <strong>tough-on-crime approach<\/strong> in policy, but critics warn it could unfairly punish rehabilitated individuals and destabilize immigrant families.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new US immigration bill, H.R. 875 \u2013 Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act, has sparked alarm across immigrant communities, including the large Indian diaspora. The proposed law, passed in the House and gaining traction in the Senate, could make a single DUI offense grounds for deportation or inadmissibility. 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