April 30, 2021

Is there any hope if someone has a aggravated felony charge to get a waiver? It was a drug charge with intent to sell.

Lidia’s answer: Padilla v. Commonwealth of Kentucky, 559 U.S. 356 (2010), is a case in which the United States Supreme Court decided that criminal defense attorneys must advise non-citizen clients about the deportation risks of a guilty plea. Under Padilla, defendant may get a new trial if it is proven that he was not advised about the possibility of deportation. Of course, later on, the defendant may or may not get a different result

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