Index criminal records against the opened grounds of inadmissibility
Key facts
- Human involvement
- RedLawyer-led
- How AI is used
- List each offence, date, disposition and sentence the records show, with the page. Do not say the person is inadmissible and do not write a submission.
- What the lawyer must review
- 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(2)(A) makes inadmissible a person convicted of, or who admits committing, or who admits acts constituting, a crime involving moral turpitude other than a purely political offence, or a controlled-substance offence, subject to the exception in clause (ii) for a single crime. That exception covers a crime committed under the age of 18, with release from confinement more than five years before the visa or admission application, or a crime whose maximum penalty did not exceed one year and, if there was a conviction, a sentence of imprisonment of not more than six months. Paragraph (a)(2)(B) makes inadmissible a person convicted of two or more offences, other than purely political offences, for which the aggregate sentences to confinement were five years or more. You decide whether a ground applies and whether a waiver is available. The tool writes none of the filing. EOIR Policy Memorandum 25-40 does not impose a blanket ban on tools in immigration court, and a fabricated citation is a professional-conduct problem under 8 C.F.R. § 1003.102(c).
- Written for / version
- United States versionUSCth
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Supporting preparation only. Consider narrowly defined preparation support after confirming the tool’s capability and permitted scope. The tool writes nothing into the document. Substantive advice, judgement and any restricted content remain with the responsible human. |
| Lawyer | Perform the substantive analysis and decisions. Independently check any permitted supporting work and approve the exact output for its intended use. |
Checklist
- Open each relied-on authority independently. Confirm its existence, current status, proposition and any quotation or pinpoint reference.
- Check the current court or regulator requirements, prescribed form and attachments for the intended document and filing.
- Review operative clauses in the complete document, including definitions, cross-references, schedules and inconsistencies with the instructions.
- Confirm that the wording reflects the client’s instructions and contains no unintended admission, concession or commitment. Check the recipient and tone.
- Confirm the output against the client’s instructions and the complete relevant source material, including omissions or contradictions.
- Resolve exceptions and record the responsible lawyer’s approval of the exact output and intended use.