Aggravated felonies in the US include serious crimes such as rape, murder, and drug or human trafficking, carrying harsh penalties like long prison sentences, loss of rights, and deportation for immigrants. Other crimes that can be considered aggravated felonies include fraud, forgery, prostitution, and failing to appear in court. Immigrants convicted of aggravated felonies may face permanent deportation and be barred from returning to the US for life.
An aggravated felony is a criminal classification used in the United States. To be considered an aggravated crime, a crime must be of a very serious nature and can include such crimes as rape, murder, and drug or human trafficking. These crimes typically carry serious consequences, such as long prison sentences, the loss of certain rights or privileges, and even the possibility of deportation if the defendant is an immigrant. Essentially, these crimes are considered serious enough to result in harsher penalties.
There are many types of crimes that can be classified as serious crimes. These include the rape or murder of a minor, illicit drug trafficking, illicit arms trafficking, and violent crimes that carry sentences of at least one year. Some money laundering, gambling and ransom offenses can be considered aggravated felonies, and a person can be charged with an aggravated felony for some explosives related offenses as well.
Some types of aggravated crimes are related to fraud or forgery. For example, a person may be charged with an aggravated felony if he commits fraud that causes his victim to lose more than $10,000 US dollars. If a person forges a passport, forges it or makes a false passport and is sentenced to a term of one year or more, this type of offense can also be considered an aggravated crime. Also, bribing or selling vehicles with illegally altered vehicle identification numbers can fall into the category of aggravated crimes if they are sentenced to at least 12 months in prison.
In many places, prostitution is considered a misdemeanor, which is a less serious crime. Those who operate prostitution rings or supervise prostitution can be charged with aggravated crimes, however. The same is true for those who engage in human trafficking. Crimes related to child pornography also carry these charges.
A person may also be charged with an aggravated felony for failing to appear in court for sentencing after being convicted of a felony. However, that charge may be reserved for those who would have been sentenced to at least five years in prison. Perjury and bribing a witness can be defined as an aggravated crime if the crime carries a sentence of at least one year. If a person fails to appear in court to face a felony charge that would normally carry two years in prison, they could also be charged with an aggravated felony.
While aggravated felony charges carry longer sentences, immigrants may have additional issues to consider. If convicted of this type of crime, an immigrant generally loses the possibility of interrupting the deportation by requesting derogations or certain types of exceptions. In fact, he could be permanently barred from the United States. While other non-citizens may be barred for a matter of years due to their crimes, those convicted of serious crimes are prohibited from returning for any reason for the rest of their lives.
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