In response to the threat of COVID-19, IDP has created several new resources for lawyers, immigrants, advocates, and community members. These resources, including template motions for redetermination and a handout on how to protect your community during COVID-19, are available below, along with a compilation of non-IDP resources that we’ve come across in the last several weeks and thought were … Read more »
By Labe Richman A decade ago, when Justice Stevens issued his seminal decision in Padilla v. Kentucky, the obvious was finally acknowledged by the Supreme Court – that non-citizen defendants had the right to know the immigration consequences of their pleas of guilty. Many members of the community may not have understood the unfair and tragic situation that existed before. … Read more »
By Norman Reimer In reflecting on Padilla v. Kentucky at ten years, it is clear that in one important sense it transformed defense practice. The fact that the Supreme Court has not to date fully confronted the constitutional implications of the myriad collateral consequences that flow from a criminal conviction beyond immigration consequences means that Padilla remains somewhat of an … Read more »
Nancy Morawetz The tenth anniversary of the landmark Padilla v. Kentucky decision is an opportunity to reflect on the central role of the Supreme Court on day-to-day lawyering on behalf of immigrants. Padilla is the keystone of representation for immigrants charged with crimes – the case that makes clear that immigration and criminal consequences cannot be disentangled. Meanwhile, other cases … Read more »
By Alina Das Nearly two decades after a drug conviction threatened Vietnam veteran Jose Padilla– who also goes by Joe–with deportation, he was sworn into citizenship on March 19, 2019. As word spread, I happily relayed the news to my students at New York University School of Law. We had been studying Padilla v. Kentucky, Joe’s namesake, all semester. It … Read more »