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Procedures for Unclassifiable FBI Prints
An FBI response might indicate that an individuars

finge rprints were unacceptable for fingerprint analysis.
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If the first fingerprint results are Unclassifiable, check

SNAP to see if the requestor appeared for a second
ASC appointment.
If yes, check BBSS for the results.
If not, s chedule a second ASC appointment,
using priority code "1" in SNAP to bypass the 60
day waiting period for rescheduling .
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Procedures for Unclassifiabl~ FBI Prints (Continued)

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"Unclassifiable", the officer should issue DACA RFE 150
call up from Appendix D for police certificates.
The DACA.requestor must provide (1). police clearances
_for the pre.vious five years from all places of reside nce,
and (2) a stat~ment discl_
osing any and all criminal
history (arrests, charges, etc.), including overseas.
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RAP Sheet: Accuracy and Completeness Concerns

Since participation by state and local agencies is not mandatory, the
FBI Fingerprint check does not contain records from every jurisdiction.
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T does notmean that the individual has no
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If a criminal hit comes up in another system or the individual has

provided testimony, a sworn statement, or other evidence of, crim inal
activity that does not appear in the fingerprint results or RAP sheets ,.
USCIS personnel should follow specific form SOPs .(where
applicable) for determining. what additional. steps are needed to
address the derogatory. information . .
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Criminal Issues Specific to DACA

An individual may not -be considered for DACA if he or she has been
convicted of:
A . felony
offense;
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A significant misdemeanor offense; or
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OR, poses a threat to national,. security or public safety;

UNLESS9 USCIS determines there. are exceptional circumstances.
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determination thatexceptiona1--c i rcumstances exist for .

. deferral of removal under DACA will be made only at the HQ
1evel and in extremely rare cases.
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Felony
A felony is a federal, state or local criminal offense for which
.the maxJmum term of. imprisonment authorized is for a period
of more than one year.
A requestor convicted of one felony will be found not to meet
the guidelines for DACA consideration, unless USCIS
determines there are exceptional circumstances.
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Significant Misdemeanor
A significant misdemeanor is a misdemeanor that involves:
Domestic violence
. Sexual abuse or exploitation
Burglary
Unlawful po_
ssession or use of a firearm
Drug distribution or trafficking, or
Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs;
OR
for which the individual was sentenced to time in custody of

more than 90 days.
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Significant Misdemeanor (Continued)

Sentence must involve time to be served in custody, and does
not include suspended sentence.
Tim~ in custody does not include period in ICE custody that
may follow completion of criminal sentence.
"A requester convicted of one significant misdemeanor will be
. - fo.und .notto meet the guideli.n.e s .f or DACA consideration ,
unless USCIS determines there are exceptional
circumstances.
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Misdemeanor
. Any federal state or local criminal offense, if:
~ maximum - term
of iniprisonmerit authorized is for a period of

more than 5 days but not more than one year,
regardless of Whether the jurisdiction in which the offense is

committed classifies the offense as a misdemeanor.
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Multiple Misdemeanors
The requestor does not meet the guidelines for DACA
.. consideration if convicted of three or rnore non-significant
misdemeanors, unless USCIS determines there are
-exceptional circumstances.
Misdemeanors occurring on. the same day or arising out of the
same act, omission, or scheme of.misconduct, will only be
counted -as one misdemeanor for these purposes.
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Misdemeanors (Continued)
A minor traffic offense, such as driving without a license, will
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process.
State law immigration-related offenses characterized as
felonies or mi sdemeanors by state immigration laws will not be
treated as disqualifying felonies or mi sdemeanors.
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immigratio~
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Foreign Convictions
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May be relevant to public safety concerns and whether, under
the particular circumstances, the exercise of prosecutorial
discretion is warranted.
Cases involving foreign convictions should be elevated for
super\iisory review.
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What Constitutes a Conviction?

Defined in _INA 101 (a)(48)(A) as:
A formal judgment of guilt entered by a court, or
If adjudication of guilt has been withheld, where:
a judge or jury has foun_
d the alien guilty or the alien has entered a plea of
.guilty or nolo contendere or has admitted _.sufficient facts to warrant a fin.ding
of guilt; and
the judge has ordered some form of punishment, penalty, or restraint on the
alien's liberty to be imposed.
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Formal Judgment of Guilt by Cou rt

The entry of guilt can be found on the record of conviction itself
. --if the alien pied guilty, theh there\tVill be an indication of the
plea and the court's finding of guilt
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If the alien went to trial, then. the conviction record should

. indicate that the defendant-was found guilty by judge or jury
Court records vary f~om jurisdiction to jurisdiction, but you want
_ to 109~ for plea, finding, entry.. or. s_
i milar words relating to guilt
or a no contest (no/o contendere) plea
Indication that.entry of judgment of gu.ilt was not made include
words such as "withheld" or "deferred"
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No Entry of Judgment of Guilt

Sometimes called Continued without a Finding (CWOF);
...., . . . --~~..__,.~.~. adj.udicatio.n. .w.ithh.etd.; deferred adjudication, etc.

Different jurisdictions use different terminology.
If adjudication has been yvithheld, then to constitute a
conviction, there must be 2 prongs satisfied:_
( 1) Verdict, Plea or finding of guilt and
(2) Punishment or restraint on liberty
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Conviction - Pleas
If there is no formal judgment of guilt, then for the cou rt's action
to constitute a conviction:
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A "nolo contendere" or "no contest" plea is still a guilty plea for immigration
purposes.
Therefore, a "deferred prosecution" or pre-trial diversion program that does
not- require the defendant to plead guilty or require the court to make any
findin'g of guilt cannot constitute a conviction.
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Convic~ion
- Punishment, Penalty, Restraint on Liberty
Imposition of costs in a criminal case constitutes a form of

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is.hm_ent_ fo.rJ.N.8.,... . 101_(_a ).(48 )(.A) _d.efioJtio.n of cg_n_'lictiQn~ --. _____,______
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Punishment might be fines.

Probation, community supervision etc., is a restraint on liberty.
Where the only consequence of a criminal judgment is a
suspended non-incarceratory sanction, however, it may not
constitute a: conviction for .immigration purposes. Retuta v.
Holder; 591 F.3d 1181 (9th Cir. 2010) (a suspended fine was
not a .punishment or penalty sufficient to be a conviction).
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Examples of Possible Valid Gonvictions under the INA

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Pleas. An Alford plea, no contest plea and nolo contendere

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plea ..al.Lsatisfy_the "fin.ding of gui.lt'~ re.q.uire.rnent tor~. a. - .- - .. . -.-.
.conviction. See Abimbola v. Ashcroff, 378 F.3d 173 (2d Cir.
2004)(Alford plea is a guilty plea and therefore may form ~he
basis of a conviction).
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Deferred Adjudication. Both the Board and the federal courts

have held that a deferred adjudication is a conviction for
immigration purposes where it involves an admission of guilt
and limitations on the defenda nt's liberty. See Matter of Punu,
22 l&N Dec. 224 (BIA 1998) (Texas qeferred adjudication is ~
conviction) .
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Examples (Continued)
. One court has held that a Massachusetts conviction, in which
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with a continuation without a finding (CWOF), and with the

.imposition of a restitution order, is a conviction under the INA.
De Vega v. Gonzales, 503 F.-3d 45 (1st Cir. 2007).
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A "guilty filed" disposition under Massachusett~ law satisfi ~s the

finding. of guilt requirement and may constitute a conviction under the
.INA. Griffiths v. INS, 243 F.3d 45 (1st Cir. 2001 ).
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Examples (Continued)
Court Martial. A judgment of guilt that has been entered by a
'. __._.-...-----.. .... g.e.neral . cou.rt-;martia.I. .o f .the .. United S~tates .. Armed. Fore.es..... __ _--- ----,~ .--:_ .. .
qualifies as a conviction. Matter of Rivera Valencia, 24 l&N
Dec. 484 (BIA 2008).
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. Probation Before Judgment. A court's grant of probation

before judgment generally constitutes a conviction under the
INA.. See generally, Yanez~Popp v. INS, 998 F.2d 231 (4th
Cir. 1993).
Guilty Pleas Held in Abeyance. A guilty plea held in abeyance
may satisfy the statutory definition of conviction. U.S. v.
Zamudio,.314 F.3d 517 (10th Cir. 2002).
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Not a Conviction?
New York's Pretrial Diversion Agreement (PDA) is generally not
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trial, plea or admission; nor have sufficient facts been admitted to
support a finding of guilt. Iqbal v. Bryson; 50 4 F .Supp.2d 822
(E.D.Va. 2.009).
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It's important to look at the actual diversionary agreement to see
. whether there was-any type of admission or finding of guilt in _the
written agreement. Generally there will not be, but there are some
states where admissio_
n of guilt is required for en~ry ir:ito the program
(fairly rare to find these)
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Convictions - Appeals
A conviction is effective for immigration purpo.s es, including
.. -D ACA., .while it is on direct appeal.
See Plane v. Holder, 652 F .3d 991 (9th Cir. 2011 ), rehearing en
bane .denied, 2012 WL 1994862 (2012).
If the conviction is ultimately.reversed on appeal, the DACA

requester is free to file a new request for DACA, with fee, if.
otherwise eligible
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Vacated I Expunged Convictions.

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. Generally speaking, convictions may be vacated -for one of two

reasons. _ - - _.
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.A conviction may be vacated due to a procedural or

substantive defect in the conviction itself
A conviction may be vacated /expunged to provide post- .
conviction relief, such as a r ehabilitative provision that
removes the stigma of a convicti'on or an expungement for
youth offenders or first-time offenders.
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Vacated I Expunged Convictions

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.FOR PURPOSES OF DACA-ONLY, these expunged -or

vacated convictions will NOT be treated as disqualifying
felonies or misdemeanors .
. - Case-by-case assessment to determine whether the person
poses a threat to public safety and whether the exercise of
prosecutorial discretion is warranted.
Elevate for supervisory review . .
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Juveniles
Juvenile delinquency adjudication is not a conviction . Matter of
Devison, 22 l&_
N Dec. 1362 (BIA 2001 ).
.A conviction for immigration purposes includes convi.ction of an
alien unde,r age 18 who was charged as an adult.
Juvenile -delinquency may impact public safety issues w hen
co.n sidering a request under DACA
May also be c9nsidered in determining whether the exercise of
prosecutorial discretion is warranted.
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Pardons
A full a nd final unconditional U.S. pardon by th.e President or .
by the Governor of a .state can erase a conviction for
immigration purposes. See Matter of Nolan, 19 l&N Dec. 539
(BIA 1988).
. Underlying offense may impact public safety. issues when
considering a request under DACA
May be considered in determining whether the exercise of
. prosecutorial. discretion is warranted.
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purposes.
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Exceptional Circumstances
The requestor must specifically ask for the exception and must
fully document the exceptional circumstances.
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-Crim tnai. historyand ac tivities comp romising national security-

and public safety carry considerable weight in the totality of the
circumstances analysis.
Requires truly exceptional circumstance to overcome.
: .T he determination that exceptional circumstances. exist

for deferral of removal under DACA will be made only at
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-Handling Criminality, National Security or Public

Safety Concerns
The evaluation of criminal issues with respect to a DACA request is done after
=...,... .... ~u.. .. ...~~'8eu~vetting ""of--the"-TEes ~check andtheU Fil"25-B fingerprint
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If the up-front TECS check reveals a hit, the DACA request goes to BCU/Triage.
If the hit relates, BCW triage routes the DACA request tot.h e BCU for resolution.
If the FD 258 fingerprint results returri an IDENT, the BCU reviews the results to
determine whether they are germane to the DACA: request and the exercise of
. prosecutorial discretion. BCU will adjudicate all OACA requests with IDENT..
_ For guidance on when to seek supervisory review of a denial involving issues of
criminality, see Chapter 9, Section D.
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Handling Criminality, National Security or Public

Safety Concerns (Continued)
The evaluation of criminal issues with respect to a DACA request is done
after BCU vetting of the TECS check and the FD 258 fingerprint results from
. the FBI. If the up-front TECS check reveals a hit, the DACA request goes to
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BCU Triage and Resolution Overview
1.
If the hit relates, BCU triage routes the DACA request to the BCU;
2. BCU documents the TECS hit and the resolution in the ROIQ. While
the DACA request is undergoing the up-front TECS check, the
DACA requester is placed in .the scheduling queue for an ASC
appointment to have his/her biometrics captured;
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the results to .determine whether they are germane to the DACA
request and the exercise of prosecutorial discretion;
BCU handles the case through to completion .
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Evaluating.Cases for EPS Concerns

The scope of criminal offenses deemed to be Egregious Public
Safety (EPS) concerns are described in the November 11, 201 1
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The nature and severity of the underlying crime or in th~ case of
multiple crimes, the totality of the crimes, are weighed heavily and
are si'gnificant unfavorable factors in evaluatir:ig public safety
concerns:, regardless of the dispositi_

o n of the crime( s ).
For example, an individual w.ith multiple arrests with no
convictions could pose significant public safety concerns.
. Similarly, an individual arrested for multiple ass~ults or
other violent crimes could .be deemed a public safety risk.
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Procedures for Unclassifiable FBI Prints

An FBI response might indicate that an individuars

If the first fingerprint results are Unclassifiable, check

FOUO - Law Enforcement Sensitive

Procedures for Unclassifiabl~ FBI Prints (Continued)

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If the second set of fingerprints are returned as

RAP Sheet: Accuracy and Completeness Concerns

If a criminal hit comes up in another system or the individual has

Criminal Issues Specific to DACA

Three or more other misdemeanors,

OR, poses a threat to national,. security or public safety;

determination thatexceptiona1--c i rcumstances exist for .

FOUO - Law Enforcement Sensitive

for which the individual was sentenced to time in custody of

Significant Misdemeanor (Continued)

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of iniprisonmerit authorized is for a period of

regardless of Whether the jurisdiction in which the offense is

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Distinguish from federal

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and I mn1i_g ration

What Constitutes a Conviction?

Formal Judgment of Guilt by Cou rt

If the alien went to trial, then. the conviction record should

No Entry of Judgment of Guilt

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- Punishment, Penalty, Restraint on Liberty

Imposition of costs in a criminal case constitutes a form of

Punishment might be fines.

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Examples of Possible Valid Gonvictions under the INA

Pleas. An Alford plea, no contest plea and nolo contendere

Deferred Adjudication. Both the Board and the federal courts

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with a continuation without a finding (CWOF), and with the

A "guilty filed" disposition under Massachusett~ law satisfi ~s the

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. Probation Before Judgment. A court's grant of probation

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If the conviction is ultimately.reversed on appeal, the DACA

Vacated I Expunged Convictions.

. Generally speaking, convictions may be vacated -for one of two

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.A conviction may be vacated due to a procedural or

Vacated I Expunged Convictions

.FOR PURPOSES OF DACA-ONLY, these expunged -or

FOUO - Law Enforcement Sensitive

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-Crim tnai. historyand ac tivities comp romising national security-

Requires truly exceptional circumstance to overcome.

: .T he determination that exceptional circumstances. exist

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-Handling Criminality, National Security or Public

-results from -the"FB+:

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