Criminal Defense and Immigration Representation
If you are charged with any sex crime as a non-U.S. citizen, our attorneys can represent you in both the criminal and the immigration cases. You could face serious prison time, and the U.S. government may try to deport you even for a minor offense.
Keen Law Offices, LLC, has represented permanent residents, visa holders and undocumented aliens arrested for sexual offenses. We take cases in Orem, Provo, Salt Lake City and throughout the state of Utah. Contact us immediately — we have been most successful when we have gotten involved early.
Sex Crime Defense of Utah Immigrants
U.S. Immigration officials take sex crimes very seriously, especially if the alleged victim is a child. Local prosecutors will seek a conviction and prison sentence. Our experienced lawyers, who practice in both immigration and criminal defense, have handled all sex offenses such as:
- Rape (sexual assault)
- Sodomy and forcible sodomy
- Statutory rape (sex with a minor)
- Internet solicitation of a minor
- Lewd conduct (child molestation)
- Child pornography
- Prostitution or soliciting a prostitute
Avoiding the Worst Consequences
It is very dangerous to plead guilty to a sex crime without understanding the impact on your immigration status. Crimes charged as a misdemeanor by the county prosecutor may be considered by the Department of Homeland Security, ICE, and USCIS (Immigration) as an aggravated felony — meaning permanent deportation or mandatory detention. Other sexual offenses are considered a crime of moral turpitude — which can lead to deportation, loss of your green card or rejection of a future petition for a green card.
Keen Law Offices has been successful in negotiating plea agreements that allow non-citizens to keep their immigration status. We have to be very creative to come up with a punishment that satisfies the victim, the prosecution and the judge, but does lead to removal from the U.S. or denial of re-entry and future residency. We will also go to trial to fight for your freedom if you are accused of a violent sex crime.
We know you are scared. The sooner you contact us, the better we may be able to limit the consequences of a sex crime arrest. Call our Orem, Utah, office at 866-298-9275. We have Spanish and Portuguese speakers on staff and welcome foreign nationals of any country.
