Two misdemeanors when he was 17.
The only spot on Niec’s record is two misdemeanor convictions when he was 17, one for destruction of property less than $100 and receiving and concealing stolen goods.
He pleaded to these charges more than 25 years ago under the Holmes Youthful Trainee Act that allows young first offenders to avoid a criminal record if they never offend again.
But ICE — a federal agency — does not honor that state plea agreement, something Niec did not know when he took the plea, according to family.
It's been more then 25 years and now they decide-hold the fuck up-we need to deport this lawbreaker? What the everloving fuck. I thought it was only felonies that made you lose your status as a permanent resident. I guess not.
It may be up to 6 months before he even has a hearing.
Marc Asch, an immigration attorney in Kalamazoo said in the last year, ICE has broadened its scope meaning that cases the agency would not have gone after previously are now fair game.
“These days there’s less discretion being exercised in who they go after, they’re being more aggressive, generally speaking,” Asch said.
Asch said the government may not even have a solid case and it could likely end with Niec being able to stay in America — but that could be a process that takes months or even years.
It is also possible that ICE is targeting affluent immigrants of European descent to avoid the appearance of racial profiling.