USCIS Policy Manual Penalizes Legalized Marijuana
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As of June 2019, over 30 states have legalized some use of medical
and/or recreational marijuana. Despite the many legal benefits of
this trend, it has one legal downside: it can be a trap for
uninformed immigrants. Until recently, USCIS harshly enforced
penalties based on legalized marijuana only in certain regions.
On April 19, 2019, USCIS published a Policy Alert to announce that it
was amending its national Policy Manual to provide that possession of
marijuana, or employment in the industry, can be a bar to
establishing the good moral character required for naturalization,
even if the conduct or employment is permitted under state law.
Download our Alert -
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to review the amended Policy Manual and learn what you can do to help
your clients and communities.
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Related Resources
For advocacy materials including community alert flyers in English,
Spanish, and Chinese, a comprehensive legal memo titled Practice
Advisory: Immigration Risks of Legalized Marijuana (January 2018),
and other materials, visit -
www.ilrc.org/warning-immigrants-about-medical-and-legalized-marijuana
www.ilrc.org/warning-immigrants-about-medical-and-legalized-marijuana.
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