Una nueva unidad dentro de la oficina del defensor público del condado de Cook busca una mejor representación para los clientes no-ciudadanos en riesgo de ser deportados.
Collateral Consequences
Ask a lawyer: 5 tips for noncitizens in criminal court
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Cook County residents who are not U.S. citizens – including green card holders – risk being deported if they’re convicted of certain crimes. Defense attorneys and judges are supposed to inform noncitizens if the charges they’re facing could lead to their deportation, but that doesn’t always happen. To address this oversight, the Cook County Public Defender’s Office created a new immigration unit that will work with public defenders, prosecutors and community groups to ensure that noncitizens are warned when a plea deal could hurt their ability to stay in the U.S.
We asked Hena Mansori, the head of the new immigration unit, to offer advice for noncitizens who come into contact with the justice system. The five tips below are based on that conversation. Click here to download a PDF version.
Collateral Consequences
Pregúntele a un abogado: 5 consejos para los no-ciudadanos en la corte penal
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Basado en una conversación con Hena Mansori, abogada supervisora de la unidad de inmigración de la Oficina del Defensor Público del Condado de Cook.
Immigration
¿Conoce a alguien que haya sido deportado después de recibir una condena penal?
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Injustice Watch y Borderless Magazine necesitan tú ayuda para investigar las consecuencias que enfrentan los indocumentados después de una condena penal.
Immigration
Do you know someone who has been deported after a criminal conviction?
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Injustice Watch and Borderless Magazine need your help to investigate the consequences noncitizens face after a criminal conviction.
Immigration
Southwest Side construction worker quickly deported to Mexico while awaiting DACA decision
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With the Trump administration seeking to kill the Obama-era program for immigrants, Jesus Alberto ‘Beto’ Lopez Gutierrez, 25, was deported after suing ICE.