L.p.r, need some advise.

MEX

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HY TO ALL!!

I hope y'all can help me out.
I've been a L.P.R since 1998. In 2004 I was arrested for Domestic Violence and given 1 Year Differed Adjudication.In addition to that, I also had to complete an Anger Management class and report with my probation officer every month. I completed the probation period and my case was Dismissed. Last year I was arrested for the same thing but my charge was enhanced to a Felony.I was taken to County Jail where I was detained by I.C.E and was placed on an Immigration HOLD. I bonded out 5 days later and was taken to an I.C.E detention center. I was only detained for about 4 hours and was told that they did not have a case on me because I still did not have a conviction. I hired an Immigration Attorney and after one year of going back-and-forth to Court, my Attorney managed to lower my case to a Class A Misdemeanor with a charge of Deadly Conduct. I signed for 90 days Confinement(only served half the sentence) and did not have to deal with immigration when i went back in to serve my time. I took a plea of Guilty on this charge because my Attorney told me that this was not a crime involving Moral Turpitude since it was listed as a crime involving "reckless behavior". I am thinking about visiting my sick grandmother in Mexico but I'm really afraid to be detained on at the Port-of-Entry on my way back. I went back to my Attorney and she said that it is possible to get detained but I shouldn't worry about getting deported. She said that it would be a long process but i should not worry about getting my L.P.R statues revoked. Do y'all have any advise for me? THANKS A LOT.
 
Section 237(a)(2)(E) of the INA says that you are deportable for having a conviction for a domestic violence offense. Yes, you will have trouble. Deferred adjudication is still a conviction for deportation purposes. The ICE agent that let you go didn't know what he/she was doing and you will likely have problems if you try to reenter the country. Unless of course if the inspector at the border is a dumbass, too. Good luck to you.
 
Listen to your attorney, if you leave the country coming back will be a big problem, because you'll be inadmissible due to conviction and there are no waiver for that, just listen to your attorney
 
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