IDP Supports Successful Challenge to Depriving Noncitizen Defendants of the Benefits of Their Plea-Bargains
On January 30, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Matter of Silva-Trevino, a controversial decision of former Attorney General Mukasey that requires immigration authorities in certain cases to re-try the facts of criminal cases to determine whether the defendant engaged in deportable misconduct rather than relying on the facts established beyond a reasonable doubt in the criminal court. The effect … Read more »