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The New York Family Court Act & Federal Immigration Law, Policy & Enforcement

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Matrimonial & Integrated Domestic Violence

Violation of Support Order

Possible Deportation

  • Arrest or jail for violation of a support order may trigger a hold by immigration and lead to deportation proceedings (if not in status).

Possible Denial of Future Immigration Benefits

  • Violations ​can be​ sources of information regarding “conduct-­based” grounds of inadmissibility or deportability.
    • Many immigration benefits like naturalization, LPR card, VAWA, VAWA Cancellation of Removal, BSW, Non-LPR cancellation of removal, require the applicant to show that they have been a person of “good moral character” for five years immediately before the application and up to the time of the Oath of Allegiance prior to application.
  • Violations can be​ used as negative discretionary factors in immigration applications (i.e. LPR cards, citizenship, etc.), but these findings do not statutorily disqualify a child from immigration status.
    • Even if it does not impact someone’s good moral character, many immigration benefits are discretionary.
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Matrimonial & Integrated Domestic Violence

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