A criminal immigration lawyer (crimmigration) specializes in criminal expungements and vacaturs, clearing and reducing immigrants’ criminal records so they are eligible to apply for permanent residency and naturalization.
They can file motions under PC 17, 1016.5 and 1473.7 motions, as well as expungements and vacaturs under 1203.4, 1203.4a, and 1203.43. These can cover many convictions, including but not limited to: charges for drug possession, drug use, fraud, DUI, domestic violence, etc.