" On Monday, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) held that a noncitizen received constitutionally ineffective assistance of counsel where his attorney warned only that a plea to an aggravated felony would make him “eligible for deportation”... Read More

"In Kovacs v. United States , the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed a lower district court’s decision denying a writ of error coram nobis to vacate a 1999 guilty plea to misprision of felony on the ground that his... Read More

"In State v. Paredez, 2004-NMSC-036, ¶ 19, 136 N.M. 533, 101 P.3d 799, we held that a criminal defense attorney who represents a noncitizen client “must advise that client of the specific immigration consequences of pleading guilty”... Read More

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 145 / Thursday, July 28, 2016 - "The Department of Justice (Department) is proposing to amend the regulations of the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) by establishing procedures for the filing and adjudication... Read More