Criminal Defense: Smuggling, Transporting or Harboring Aliens

There is no secret about the energy the government focuses on the enforcement of federal immigration laws. This includes aggressive action by the U.S. Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Border Patrol and the Los Angeles Border Enforcement Security Task Force (LA BEST).

These multi-agency investigations, which also include local authorities, are on high alert for both land and ocean-based border crossings.

Officers may discover a "drop house" where people who have entered the country are temporarily housed. Police officers may witness parts of the operation, use video surveillance of boats coming ashore, and cars, trucks or vans picking up the passengers. Officers may tail the vehicles to the drop house in Southern California.

Criminal Lawyers Gold, Leftwich & Wagner know the federal sentencing guidelines involving immigration and naturalization. We use the Guidelines to limit the scope of our client's relevant conduct and aggravating role in the offense.

Defense Attorneys identify mitigating factors, identify areas for downward adjustments, departures and variances from statutory mandatory minimums. If the government charges you with a conspiracy, criminal lawyers limit the scope of the jointly undertaken criminal activity.

If you are under investigation for Smuggling, Transporting or Harboring an Unlawful Alien, contact the defense attorneys with over 80 years of combined experience.