Vacaturs, immigration-safe pleas and sentence fixes that protect your status.
Matter of A-V-O- applies only to aggravated felony pleas or verdicts after September 17, 2026. What that means for open cases, vacaturs and re-pleas in NY and NJ.
Which deportability grounds a full and unconditional governor pardon waives, which it does not, and what the 2026 Genalo v. Black dismissal shows.
Why expungements, sealed records and state sentence modifications often fail to erase immigration consequences, and which exceptions still work.
How NJ post-conviction relief under Rule 3:22 and plea withdrawal under Rule 3:21-1 help immigrants undo convictions that trigger deportation.
When a vacated criminal conviction stops counting in immigration court, what Matter of Pickering requires, and how to draft an effective vacatur order.
How defense lawyers structure pleas to avoid aggravated felonies, drug grounds and moral turpitude findings in NY and NJ criminal courts.
What Padilla v. Kentucky requires of defense lawyers, how Lee v. United States defines prejudice, and how NY and NJ immigrants use it to challenge unsafe pleas.