The Immigration Law Death Penalty: Aggravated Felonies, Deportation, and Legal Resistance - Hardcoverby Sarah Tosh (Author) Traces the role of the aggravated felony in today's deportation regime In immigration courts across America, a non citizen convicted of an "aggravated felony" will almost certainly face deportation with no access to asylum. However, despite the ominous sounding name, aggravated felonies need not be either "aggravated" or "felonies." The term encompasses more than thirty offenses, ranging from check fraud and shoplifting to