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Hi Haytham-- This is an interesting
question. I would suggest that you contact Margaret Stock (margaret.stock@us.army.mil), who
is an immigration lawyer in the military (I'm not exactly where or what she
does -- her email comes up as Stock, Margaret D LTC RES USAR ODCSPE In general, it would be
important to know what the immigration status of your client is (i.e., is he a
lawful permanent resident, or does he have some other status). You would then
need to determine if a crime of which he is convicted will count as a deportable
offense--here, the biggest issue will be whether it is an aggravated felony
(and in particular, a crime of violence). I would be interested to learn
what you find out about this. If Margaret is unable to help, let me know and
we'll figure something else out. Hope you are well. All the
best, Muneer Muneer I. Ahmad Clinical Professor of Law Yale Law School 127 Wall St. New Haven, CT 06511 Tel. (203) 432-4716 Fax (203) 432-1426 email: muneer.ahmad@yale.edu PRIVILEGED AND
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You were my immigration professor at WCL. I represent an Afghani young
man who is a U.S. Marine and served with the Marines in Afghanistan. He
is accused of assaulting an Afghani man who was believed to be
intimidating and threatening local villagers in the Marines’ area of
operation. The charge falls within the construct of a law of war
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as a result of the conviction? I had no one else to turn to with this question. A special
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