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Supreme Court Upholds Integrity of Criminal Justice System for Immigrants

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

Supreme Court Upholds Integrity of Criminal Justice System for Immigrants Washington, D.C. (March 31, 2010) ? The Supreme Court today issued a landmark decision in Padilla v. Kentucky, holding that defense lawyers must give correct advice to clients about the immigration consequences of pleading guilty. Immigrant rights groups and criminal justice advocates alike celebrated this victory. "Even though most immigrants' primary concern is their ability to stay in the U.S., they often plead guilty unaware that the result would be permanent exile from their families and communities," said Michelle Fei, Co-Director of the Immigrant Defense Project. ?We?re thrilled that the Supreme Court has recognized that deportation is an extreme penalty and that noncitizens have a constitutional right to legal advice about the consequences of pleading guilty...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on March 31, 2010 (boomark / email).