Impact of Plea on Defendant’s Immigration Status. 11 Defendant recognizes that pleading guilty may have consequences with respect to her 12 immigration status if she is not a citizen of the United States. Under federal law, a broad range of 13 crimes are removable offenses, including offenses to which the defendant is pleading guilty. Removal 14 and other immigration consequences are the subject of a separate proceeding, however, and defendant 15 understands that no one, including her attorney or the district court, can predict to a certainty the effect 16 of her conviction on her immigration status. Defendant nevertheless affirms that she wants to plead 17 guilty regardless of any immigration consequences that her plea may entail, even if the consequence is 18 her automatic removal from the United States.
Impact of Plea on Defendant’s Immigration Status. 11 Defendant recognizes that pleading guilty may have consequences with respect to his 12 immigration status if he is not a citizen of the United States. Under federal law, a broad range of crimes 13 are removable offenses, including offenses to which the defendant is pleading guilty. The defendant and 14 his counsel have discussed the fact that the charge to which the defendant is pleading guilty is an 15 aggravated felony, or a crime that is likely to be determined to be an aggravated felony under 8 USC § 16 1101(a)(43), and that while there may be arguments that defendant can raise in immigration proceedings 17 to avoid or delay removal, it is virtually certain that defendant will be removed. Removal and other 18 immigration consequences are the subject of a separate proceeding, however, and defendant understands 19 that no one, including his attorney or the district court, can predict to a certainty the effect of his 20 conviction on his immigration status. Defendant nevertheless affirms that he wants to plead guilty 21 regardless of any immigration consequences that his plea may entail, even if the consequence is his 22 automatic removal from the United States.
Impact of Plea on Defendant’s Immigration Status. 26 The defendant recognizes that pleading guilty may have consequences with respect to her 27 immigration status if she is not a citizen of the United States. Under federal law, a broad range of 28 crimes are removable offenses, including the offense to which the defendant is pleading guilty.
1 Removal and other immigration consequences are the subject of a separate proceeding, however, and the 2 defendant agrees that no one, including her attorney or the court, can predict to a certainty the effect of 3 her conviction on her immigration status. The defendant nevertheless affirms that she wants to plead 4 guilty regardless of any immigration consequences that her plea may entail, even if the consequence is 5 her automatic removal from the United States.
Impact of Plea on Defendant’s Immigration Status. 7 The defendant recognizes that pleading guilty may have consequences with respect to her 8 immigration status if she is not a citizen of the United States. Under federal law, a broad range of 9 crimes are removable offenses, including the offense to which the defendant is pleading guilty.
