As part of a series of published articles, Godfrey Muwonge issues note on "Deferral of Removal"

MILWAUKEE - Dec. 14, 2018 - PRLog -- In continuation of his publication of instructional articles on "Relief from Removal," Milwaukee lawyer Godfrey Y. Muwonge issued a review article about the Deportation Defense "Deferral of Removal." The complete article will appear on the Blog of Mr. Muwonge at https://GodfreyMuwonge.blogspot.com.

The United Nations General Assembly adopted the United Nations Convention Against Torture (CAT) in 1984. It was intended to prevent torture, which is described as the infliction of severe pain and/or suffering, whether physical or mental, and other acts of cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment. The torture need not be by government alone, it can be by private individuals or organizations, sanctioned or acquiesced to by the government. As a signatory to the Convention, the United States has incorporated the CAT into its regulations governing practice before the Immigration Courts where the immigration judges can grant a non-citizen (known there as "respondent") whom they have determined to be removable, relief from removal under the CAT.

Mr. Muwonge explains that there are two forms of relief that the Immigration Judge can grant a respondent under the CAT. The Immigration Judge can grant (1) withholding of removal, which is open to those respondents who can prove that it is more likely than not that they would be subject to torture in the country to which removal is directed by the Judge, regardless of whether torture would occur on account of race, nationality, religion, membership in a particular social group or political opinion, if the respondent is not disqualified by certain bars to relief; and (2) deferral or removal, which is open to respondents who can prove that it is more likely than not that they would be subject to torture in the country to which removal is directed by the Judge, regardless of race, nationality, religion, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion, but the respondent is disqualified from withholding of removal by certain bars such as criminal convictions that include aggravated felonies (this category of crime does not mean a regular felony under ordinary criminal law because a misdemeanor under regular criminal law can be an aggravated felony under immigration law, and one is advised to consult an experienced immigration attorney for the difference) and terrorism.

Mr. Muwonge points out that this is a comment on the law and not legal advice. If the reader seeks legal advice on deferral of removal, the reader should consult with an experienced immigration attorney on the subject. - The complete article will appear on the Blog of Mr. Muwonge at https://GodfreyMuwonge.blogspot.com.

*** Godfrey Muwonge is an immigration attorney in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Education: Marquette University Law School, Juris Doctor (1997). Author of "Immigration Reform: We Can Do It, If We Apply Our Founders' True Ideals, Revised Edition" (Univ. Press of America, 2010), which was selected as one of top-10 Books that Drive the Debate (2009) by U.S. Chamber of Commerce's National Chamber Foundation. See https://www.amazon.com/Immigration-Reform-Apply-Founders-Ideals-ebook/dp/B00D79W838

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