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Deportation

Mario Godoy - Owner/Attorney

Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA) Before Supreme Court
Today the U.S. Supreme Court granted the Obama administration's petition for review of US, ET AL. V Texas, ET AL. On November 20, 2014, President Obama announced a new deferred action program called Deferred Action for Parents of Americans, also known...
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Prosecutorial Discretion

Mario Godoy - Owner/Attorney

Plea Withdrawal When 725 ILCS 5/113-8 Court Advisement Is Given
In Illinois, a criminal defendant can file a motion for plea withdrawal within thirty days of the guilty plea. Prior to the plea a court is required to give the following admonishment to non-citizen defendants. (725 ILCS 5/113?8) Sec. 113?8....
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Criminal

Mario Godoy - Owner/Attorney

Plea Withdrawal Where Immigration Consequence Was Not Explained
In People v. Valdez, 2015 IL App (3d) 120892 (May 19, 2015) an Illinois Appellate court held that it was an error to deny a non-citizen Defendant's guilty plea withdrawal where his attorney failed to communicate clear immigration consequences. In Valdez, a...
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