1.   Even some misdemeanor offenses, if they draw maximum one-year sentences, can now be deemed aggravated felonies under federal immigration law.

2.   And in Texas, which led the nation last year in alcohol-related driving deaths, three counts of drunken driving are considered an aggravated felony.

3.   A. It expedites deportation proceedings for aliens convicted of an aggravated felony who are not permanent residents.

4.   A. It expedited deportation proceedings for aliens convicted of an aggravated felony who are not permanent residents.

5.   But because he had been convicted of an aggravated felony, he faces deportation.

6.   His crime was an aggravated felony.

7.   Last year, while Patel was in prison, the INS notified him that his crime was an aggravated felony making him subject to removal from the United States.

8.   Aliens who commit aggravated felonies can be deported under current law.

9.   And, the new laws said aliens convicted of aggravated felonies and drug crimes generally were not entitled to court review at all.

10.   Federal law calls for deportation of nonresidents convicted of aggravated felonies, misdemeanor or felony crimes of violence and moral turpitude, which includes drug charges.