Criminal charges and immigration status - two systems, one bad week.

Why Criminal immigration consequences cases need trial-ready counsel - not a plea mill.

New Jersey prosecutors do not treat immigration matters as paperwork. They build cases for trial from the first police report. A NJ conviction can trigger deportation, detention, and ICE holds - even on a case the state treats as minor. Spodek Law Group P.C. prepares every file for suppression hearings, motions, and jury trial when that is the right path. Our only objective is to get the case against you dismissed or significantly diminished.

What happens in the first 72 hours.

After arrest in New Jersey, you may see Central Judicial Processing, a detention hearing, and aggressive questioning before counsel arrives. That is scary - and it is normal to feel that way. We intervene early: stop voluntary statements, fight pretrial custody, and start discovery before the state finishes its memo. The record built in those first days often decides the case.

State court, municipal court, and federal overlap.

Many criminal immigration consequences investigations cross into federal court - FBI, DEA, IRS, or Homeland Security. We handle NJ Superior Court, municipal courts statewide, and the District of New Jersey under one strategy so you are not hiring separate firms for each layer. Federal charges are a whole other animal, and we get it.

Fees, payment plans, and the risk-free consultation.

When you reach out to our law firm, you start with an initial risk-free consultation. You can ask us anything you want. If we take your case, we explain fees in writing before you commit. Call 212 300 5196 or submit the form on this page - answered within 24 hours, guaranteed.

NJ outcomes that matter.

How we handle Criminal immigration consequences cases.

Many law firms are mills. We are not.

The team on your case.

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Todd A. Spodek

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