Deported for one drunk driving offense! International students in the United States will have serious consequences if they drive under the influence

If they drive under the influence once, they will be deported! China News Service, December 4 (Xinhua) According to a comprehensive report by the American Overseas Chinese News Network, for international students in the United States, because...

China News Service, December 4. According to a comprehensive report by the American Overseas Chinese News Network, for international students in the United States, the serious consequences caused by drunk driving will bring irreparable regrets to their study career.

A student visa was canceled after being arrested for drunk driving

On the evening of March 11, 2016 (this article is all local time), Liu, a Chinese student studying in New York State, was arrested for drunk driving. He was then required by the court to appear before a judge, but his appearance was postponed. However, Liu received a notice from the U.S. Consulate in Shenyang a month later, stating that his F1 visa had been revoked.

A Chinese attorney said that although this classmate still has the opportunity to obtain an F1 visa again and legally study in the United States, he should first handle the drunk driving case. Because in the United States, the consequences of being arrested for drunk driving cannot be ignored.

After her student visa expired, she was involved in a car accident while drunk driving and was arrested and transferred to the immigration prison

On May 22, 2016, a Chinese female international student had a dinner with her friends in Flushing. She drank a lot of wine at the dinner table. After the banquet, she drove home and hit a car on the way, damaging the other vehicle. After the victim called the police, the police who came did an alcohol test on the female international student on the spot. The value showed that it was seriously over the limit, so they took her back to the police station. After further inspection, the police discovered that her student visa had already expired and she was staying illegally. So after the police dealt with her drunk driving behavior, she was quickly transferred to the immigration prison.

It is reported that the female international student originally went to the United States to study on a student visa, but later did not renew or renew her visa after it expired.

Drunk driving caused the death of 6 people or was sentenced to life imprisonment

On July 24, 2015, a Chinese student named Zhou drove drunk on the road and collided with a Toyota car. The two cars then hit other vehicles together, resulting in the death of a Hispanic woman in the Toyota car on the spot and 6 injuries. A classmate named Zhou suffered a head injury.

The police confirmed that the student surnamed Zhou was driving drunk when the accident occurred. Therefore, he was charged with serious negligence in drunk driving causing death. The bail was set at 500,000 US dollars, and he faced a minimum of 15 years in prison and even life imprisonment.

The serious consequences of drunk driving in the United States

Although the penalties for drunk driving vary from state to state in the United States, as long as you are discovered by the police, you will be arrested immediately and handcuffed and sent to a detention center. After the drunk driver is sent to the detention center, he waits to post bail. After paying a large bail, you will also have to pay an expensive towing fee, vehicle storage fee and fines.

You also need to hire a lawyer to litigate, and the estimated cost will be around US$13,000. If the circumstances are serious, the vehicle will be impounded for 6 months or 1 year, and additional transportation fees will have to be paid.

In addition, taking California's legal provisions as an example, relevant departments implement a "zero tolerance" policy for young people's drunk driving behavior. If you drink in violation of the regulations, even if your blood alcohol concentration is less than 0.08%, you will face penalties such as a one-year suspension of your driver's license, fines, vehicle impoundment, and imprisonment.

Drunk driving records will remain in personal files and affect all aspects of life. Because drunk driving is considered a serious endangerment to public safety in the United States, people with a drunk driving record will also be regarded as people with poor self-control.

In addition, the US Immigration Service stipulates that you cannot apply for naturalization within 5 years after being convicted of drunk driving. If you are caught driving under the influence of alcohol while driving in the United States on a tourist visa, it will affect your next entry. This year, U.S. Security and Safety Secretary John Kelly said that a single drunk driver could lead to deportation. This not only scares illegal immigrants, but also makes green card holders dare not ignore it.

Lawyers pointed out that usually only one drink-driving offense is unlikely to be deported. It is considered a misdemeanor at most, and deportation is usually required when a felony is involved. However, do not think that a felony is far away from you. Repeated drunk driving, or accompanied by other violations of the law, such as driving without a license, reckless driving or even hitting someone, may be prosecuted as a felony, leading to the fate of deportation.

It can be seen from various cases that being arrested for drunk driving in the United States will bring serious consequences. Therefore, international students must not take chances and break the law, as they will eventually pay a huge price!