padilla kentucky argued october decided march petitioner padilla lawful permanent resident years faces deportation pleading guilty charges kentucky postconviction proceedings claims counsel failed advise consequence entered plea also told worry deportation since lived country long alleges gone trial received incorrect advice kentucky denied padilla postconviction relief ground sixth amendment guarantee protect defendants erroneous deportation advice deportation merely collateral consequence conviction held counsel must inform client whether plea carries risk deportation padilla sufficiently alleged counsel constitutionally deficient whether entitled relief depends whether prejudiced matter addressed pp changes immigration law dramatically raised stakes noncitizen criminal conviction narrow class deportable offenses judges wielded broad discretionary authority prevent deportation immigration reforms expanded class deportable offenses limited judges authority alleviate deportation harsh consequences drastic measure deportation removal virtually inevitable vast number noncitizens convicted crimes importance accurate legal advice noncitizens accused crimes never important thus matter federal law deportation integral part penalty may imposed noncitizen defendants plead guilty specified crimes pp strickland washington applies padilla claim deciding whether plead guilty defendant entitled effective assistance competent counsel mcmann richardson kentucky rejected padilla ineffectiveness claim ground advice sought deportation concerned collateral matters however never distinguished direct collateral consequences defining scope constitutionally reasonable professional assistance required strickland question whether distinction appropriate need considered case unique nature deportation although removal proceedings civil deportation intimately related criminal process makes uniquely difficult classify either direct collateral consequence distinction thus evaluating strickland claim concerning specific risk deportation advice regarding deportation categorically removed ambit sixth amendment right counsel pp satisfy strickland inquiry counsel representation must fall objective standard reasonableness must reasonable probability counsel unprofessional errors result proceeding different first constitutional deficiency necessarily linked legal community practice expectations weight prevailing professional norms supports view counsel must advise client regarding deportation risk recognized importance client reserving right remain preserving possibility discretionary relief deportation ins cyr thus hard case find deficiency consequences padilla plea easily determined reading removal statute deportation presumptively mandatory counsel advice incorrect however undoubtedly numerous situations deportation consequences plea unclear cases criminal defense attorney need advise noncitizen client pending criminal charges may carry adverse immigration consequences deportation consequence truly clear duty give correct advice equally clear accepting padilla allegations true sufficiently alleged constitutional deficiency satisfy strickland first prong whether satisfy second prong prejudice left kentucky courts consider first instance pp solicitor general proposed rule strickland applied padilla claim extent alleged affirmative misadvice unpersuasive though must careful recognizing new grounds attacking validity guilty pleas years since strickland first applied claims plea stage shown pleas less frequently subject collateral challenges convictions trial also informed consideration possible deportation benefit state noncitizen defendants may able reach agreements better satisfy interests parties decision open floodgates challenges convictions obtained plea bargains cf hill lockhart pp reversed remanded stevens delivered opinion kennedy ginsburg breyer sotomayor joined alito filed opinion concurring judgment roberts joined scalia filed dissenting opinion thomas joined jose padilla petitioner kentucky writ certiorari kentucky march justice stevens delivered opinion petitioner jose padilla native honduras lawful permanent resident years padilla served nation honor member armed forces vietnam war faces deportation pleading guilty transportation large amount marijuana commonwealth postconviction proceeding padilla claims counsel failed advise consequence prior entering plea also told worry immigration status since country long padilla relied counsel erroneous advice pleaded guilty drug charges made deportation virtually mandatory alleges insisted going trial received incorrect advice attorney assuming truth allegations kentucky denied padilla postconviction relief without benefit evidentiary hearing held sixth amendment guarantee effective assistance counsel protect criminal defendant erroneous advice deportation merely collateral consequence conviction view neither counsel failure advise petitioner possibility removal counsel incorrect advice provide basis relief granted certiorari decide whether matter federal law padilla counsel obligation advise offense pleading guilty result removal country agree padilla constitutionally competent counsel advised conviction drug distribution made subject automatic deportation whether entitled relief depends whether prejudiced matter address landscape federal immigration law changed dramatically last years narrow class deportable offenses judges wielded broad discretionary authority prevent deportation immigration reforms time expanded class deportable offenses limited authority judges alleviate harsh consequences deportation drastic measure deportation removal fong haw tan phelan virtually inevitable vast number noncitizens convicted crimes nation first years period unimpeded immigration gordon rosenfield immigration law procedure early effort empower president order deportation immigrants judge dangerous peace safety act june ch stat short lived unpopular gordon congress first passed statute barring convicts prostitutes entering country act mar ch stat gordon congress added list excludable persons convicted felony infamous crime misdemeanor involving moral turpitude act mar ch stat immigration nationality act act brought radical changes law pp first time history congress made classes noncitizens deportable based conduct committed american soil section act authorized deportation alien hereafter sentenced imprisonment term one year conviction country crime involving moral turpitude committed within five years entry alien stat also rendered deportable noncitizen recidivists commit two crimes moral turpitude time entry ibid congress however define term moral turpitude act radical authorized deportation consequence certain convictions act also included critically important procedural protection minimize risk unjust deportation time sentencing within days thereafter sentencing judge state federal prosecutions power make recommendation alien shall deported procedure known judicial recommendation deportation jrad effect binding executive prevent deportation statute consistently interpreted giving sentencing judge conclusive authority decide whether particular conviction disregarded basis deportation janvier thus forward creature automatically deportable offense even class deportable offenses expanded judges retained discretion ameliorate unjust results basis although narcotics offenses offense issue case provided distinct basis deportation early jrad procedure generally available avoid deportation narcotics convictions see except technical inadvertent insignificant violations laws relating narcotics appears courts treated narcotics offenses crimes involving moral turpitude purposes act broad jrad provision see ibid recognizing jrad narcotics case effective prevent deportation citing dang nam bryan light steady expansion deportable offenses significant ameliorative effect jrad unsurprising wake strickland washington second circuit held sixth amendment right effective assistance counsel applies jrad request lack thereof see janvier see also castro view seeking jrad part sentencing process janvier even deportation civil action second circuit reasoning impact conviction noncitizen ability remain country central issue resolved sentencing process merely collateral matter outside scope counsel duty provide effective representation however jrad procedure longer part law congress first circumscribed jrad provision immigration nationality act ina congress entirely eliminated stat congress also eliminated attorney general authority grant discretionary relief deportation stat authority exercised prevent deportation noncitizens period prior ins cyr contemporary law noncitizen committed removable offense effective date amendments removal practically inevitable possible exercise limited remnants equitable discretion vested attorney general cancel removal noncitizens convicted particular classes see subject limited exceptions discretionary relief available offense related trafficking controlled substance see changes immigration law dramatically raised stakes noncitizen criminal conviction importance accurate legal advice noncitizens accused crimes never important changes confirm view matter federal law deportation integral part indeed sometimes important part penalty may imposed noncitizen defendants plead guilty specified crimes ii deciding whether plead guilty defendant entitled effective assistance competent counsel mcmann richardson strickland kentucky rejected padilla ineffectiveness claim ground advice sought risk deportation concerned collateral matters matters within sentencing authority state trial citing commonwealth fuartado view collateral consequences outside scope representation required sixth amendment therefore failure defense counsel advise defendant possible deportation consequences cognizable claim ineffective assistance counsel kentucky high far alone however never applied distinction direct collateral consequences define scope constitutionally reasonable professional assistance required strickland whether distinction appropriate question need consider case unique nature deportation long recognized deportation particularly severe penalty fong yue ting strict sense criminal sanction although removal proceedings civil nature see ins deportation nevertheless intimately related criminal process law enmeshed criminal convictions penalty deportation nearly century see part supra importantly recent changes immigration law made removal nearly automatic result broad class noncitizen offenders thus find difficult divorce penalty conviction deportation context russell cadc moreover quite confident noncitizen defendants facing risk deportation particular offense find even difficult see cyr little doubt general matter alien defendants considering whether enter plea agreement acutely aware immigration consequences convictions deportation consequence criminal conviction close connection criminal process uniquely difficult classify either direct collateral consequence collateral versus direct distinction thus evaluating strickland claim concerning specific risk deportation conclude advice regarding deportation categorically removed ambit sixth amendment right counsel strickland applies padilla claim iii strickland first determine whether counsel representation fell objective standard reasonableness ask whether reasonable probability counsel unprofessional errors result proceeding different first prong deficiency necessarily linked practice expectations legal community proper measure attorney performance remains simply reasonableness prevailing professional norms long recognized revailing norms practice reflected american bar association standards like guides determining reasonable ibid bobby van hook per curiam slip florida nixon wiggins smith williams taylor although guides strickland inexorable commands bobby slip standards may valuable measures prevailing professional norms effective representation especially standards adapted deal intersection modern criminal prosecutions immigration law weight prevailing professional norms supports view counsel must advise client regarding risk deportation national legal aid defender performance guidelines criminal representation herman plea bargaining pp chin holmes effective assistance counsel consequences guilty pleas cornell rev campbell law sentencing pp ed dept justice office justice programs compendium standards indigent defense systems standards attorney performance pp providing survey guidelines across multiple jurisdictions aba standards criminal justice prosecution function defense function ed aba standards criminal justice pleas guilty ed uthorities every stripe including american bar association criminal defense public defender organizations authoritative treatises state city bar publications universally require defense attorneys advise risk deportation consequences clients brief legal ethics criminal procedure criminal law professors amici curiae footnotes omitted citing inter alia national legal aid defender guidelines supra bratton kelley practice points representing noncitizen criminal case champion tooby criminal defense immigrants ed criminal practice manual previously recognized reserving client right remain may important client potential jail sentence cyr quoting criminal defense techniques likewise recognized preserving possibility discretionary relief deportation ina stat repealed congress one principal benefits sought defendants deciding whether accept plea offer instead proceed trial cyr expected counsel unaware discretionary relief measures follo advice numerous practice guides advise importance particular form discretionary relief instant case terms relevant immigration statute succinct clear explicit defining removal consequence padilla conviction see alien time admission convicted violation conspiracy attempt violate law regulation state foreign country relating controlled substance single offense involving possession one use grams less marijuana deportable padilla counsel easily determined plea make eligible deportation simply reading text statute addresses broad classification crimes specifically commands removal controlled substances convictions except trivial marijuana possession offenses instead padilla counsel provided false assurance conviction result removal country hard case find deficiency consequences padilla plea easily determined reading removal statute deportation presumptively mandatory counsel advice incorrect immigration law complex legal specialty members bar represent clients facing criminal charges either state federal may well versed therefore undoubtedly numerous situations deportation consequences particular plea unclear uncertain duty private practitioner cases limited law succinct straightforward many scenarios posited justice alito criminal defense attorney need advise noncitizen client pending criminal charges may carry risk adverse immigration deportation consequence truly clear case duty give correct advice equally clear accepting allegations true padilla sufficiently alleged constitutional deficiency satisfy first prong strickland whether padilla entitled relief claim depend whether satisfy strickland second prong prejudice matter leave kentucky courts consider first instance iv solicitor general urged us conclude strickland applies padilla claim extent alleged affirmative misadvice view counsel constitutionally required provide advice matters decided criminal case though counsel required provide accurate advice chooses discusses matters brief amicus curiae respondent padilla find solicitor general proposed rule unpersuasive although support among lower courts see couto kwan sparks sowders russell cadc state ut resendiz cal kentucky describes decisions isolating affirmative misadvice claim incestuous completely lacking legal rational bases brief respondent share view agree relevant difference act commission act omission context strickland must determine whether light circumstances identified acts omissions outside wide range professionally competent assistance see also state paredez holding limited affirmative misadvice invite two absurd results first give counsel incentive remain silent matters great importance even answers readily available silence circumstances fundamentally odds critical obligation counsel advise client advantages disadvantages plea agreement libretti attorneys know clients face possible exile country separation families encouraged say nothing second deny class clients least able represent rudimentary advice deportation even readily available quintessentially duty counsel provide client available advice issue like deportation failure clearly satisfies first prong strickland analysis hill lockhart white concurring judgment given serious consideration concerns solicitor general respondent amici stressed regarding importance protecting finality convictions obtained guilty pleas confronted similar floodgates concern hill see nevertheless applied strickland claim counsel failed advise client regarding parole eligibility pleaded flood follow decision wake surmounting strickland high bar never easy task see judicial scrutiny counsel performance must highly deferential observing ttorney errors likely utterly harmless particular case prejudicial moreover obtain relief type claim petitioner must convince decision reject plea bargain rational circumstances see roe reason doubt lower courts quite experienced applying strickland effectively efficiently use framework separate specious claims substantial merit seems unlikely decision today significant effect convictions already obtained result plea bargains least past years professional norms generally imposed obligation counsel provide advice deportation consequences client plea see supra therefore presume counsel satisfied obligation render competent advice time clients considered pleading guilty strickland likewise although must especially careful recognizing new grounds attacking validity guilty pleas years since first applied strickland claims ineffective assistance plea stage practice shown pleas less frequently subject collateral challenges convictions obtained trial pleas account nearly criminal account approximately habeas petitions nature relief secured successful collateral challenge guilty plea opportunity withdraw plea proceed trial imposes significant limiting principle collaterally attack guilty pleas lose benefit bargain obtained result plea thus different calculus informs whether wise challenge guilty plea habeas proceeding ultimately challenge may result less favorable outcome defendant whereas collateral challenge conviction obtained jury trial similar downside potential finally informed consideration possible deportation benefit state noncitizen defendants process bringing deportation consequences process defense prosecution may well able reach agreements better satisfy interests parties case criminal episode may provide basis multiple charges subset mandate deportation following conviction counsel possess rudimentary understanding deportation consequences particular criminal offense may able plea bargain creatively prosecutor order craft conviction sentence reduce likelihood deportation avoiding conviction offense automatically triggers removal consequence time threat deportation may provide defendant powerful incentive plead guilty offense mandate penalty exchange dismissal charge sum long recognized negotiation plea bargain critical phase litigation purposes sixth amendment right effective assistance counsel hill see also richardson severity deportation equivalent banishment exile delgadillo carmichael underscores critical counsel inform noncitizen client faces risk responsibility constitution ensure criminal defendant whether citizen left mercies incompetent counsel richardson satisfy responsibility hold counsel must inform client whether plea carries risk deportation longstanding sixth amendment precedents seriousness deportation consequence criminal plea concomitant impact deportation families living lawfully country demand less taking true basis motion postconviction relief little difficulty concluding padilla sufficiently alleged counsel constitutionally deficient whether padilla entitled relief depend whether demonstrate prejudice result thereof question reach passed see verizon communications fcc judgment kentucky reversed case remanded proceedings inconsistent opinion ordered jose padilla petitioner kentucky writ certiorari kentucky march justice alito chief justice joins concurring judgment concur judgment criminal defense attorney fails provide effective assistance within meaning strickland washington attorney misleads noncitizen client regarding removal consequences conviction view attorney must refrain unreasonably providing incorrect advice advise defendant criminal conviction may adverse immigration consequences alien wants advice issue alien consult immigration attorney agree attorney must attempt explain consequences may concedes mmigration law complex legal specialty ome members bar represent clients facing criminal charges either state federal may well versed ante nevertheless holds criminal defense attorney must provide advice specialized area cases law succinct straightforward perhaps situations ante vague halfway test lead much confusion needless litigation strickland attorney provides ineffective assistance attorney representation meet reasonable professional standards today longstanding unanimous position federal courts reasonable defense counsel generally need advise client direct consequences criminal conviction see gonzalez claim fails based attorney failure advise client plea immigration consequences banda holding attorney failure advise client deportation possible consequence guilty plea constitute ineffective assistance counsel see generally chin holmes effective assistance counsel consequences guilty pleas cornell rev hereinafter chin holmes noting virtually jurisdictions including eleven federal circuits thirty district columbia hold defense counsel need discuss clients collateral consequences conviction including deportation line direct collateral consequences always clear see ante rule expresses important truth criminal defense attorneys expertise regarding conduct criminal proceedings expected possess often possess expertise areas law unrealistic expect provide expert advice matters lie outside area training experience case happens involve removal criminal convictions carry wide variety consequences conviction sentencing including civil commitment civil forfeiture loss right vote disqualification public benefits ineligibility possess firearms dishonorable discharge armed forces loss business professional licenses chin holmes criminal conviction may also severely damage defendant reputation thus impair defendant ability obtain future employment business opportunities consequences seriou see ante never held criminal defense attorney sixth amendment duties extend providing advice matters tries justify dramatic departure precedent pointing views various professional organizations see ante weight prevailing professional norms supports view counsel must advise client regarding risk deportation however ascertaining level professional competence required sixth amendment ultimately task courts roe although may appropriately consult standards promulgated private bar groups delegate groups task determining constitution commands see strickland supra explaining revailing norms practice reflected american bar association standards guides determining reasonable guides must recognize standards may represent aspirations bar group rather empirical assessment actual practice even relevant consideration prevailing professional norms hard see norms support duty today imposes defense counsel many criminal defense attorneys little understanding immigration law see ante follow criminal defense attorney refrains providing immigration advice violate prevailing professional norms opinion require defense counsel warn client general risk removal also require counsel least cases specify removal consequences conviction see ante new approach particularly problematic providing advice whether conviction particular offense make alien removable often quite complex crimes affecting immigration status specifically mentioned immigration nationality act ina instead fall broad category crimes crimes involving moral turpitude aggravated felonies garcia eig crs report congress immigration consequences criminal activity summary emphasis original widely acknowledged determining whether particular crime aggravated felony crime involving moral turpitude cimt easy task see mcwhirter aba criminal lawyer guide immigration law questions answers ed hereinafter aba guidebook increased complexity aggravated felony law edition devotes new chapter subject stating aggravated felony list clear respect several listed categories term felonies include misdemeanors determination whether crime aggravated felony made even difficult several agencies courts interpret statute including immigration customs enforcement board immigration appeals bia federal circuit district courts considering issues aba guidebook nothing ever simple immigration law terms turpitude scheme criminal misconduct terms art term turpitude evades precise definition defense counsel consults guidebook whether particular crime aggravated felony often find answer easily ascertained example aba guidebook answers question simple possession count aggravated felony follows yes least ninth circuit emphasis added dizzying paragraph attempts explain evolution ninth circuit view aba guidebook continues adding confusion however ninth circuit conflicting opinions depending context whether simple drug possession constitutes aggravated felony citing cases distinguishing whether simple possession offense aggravated felony immigration purposes sentencing purposes aba guidebook proceeds explain attempted possession emphasis added controlled substance aggravated felony onviction federal accessory fact statute probably aggravated felony conviction accessory fact manufacture methamphetamine aggravated felony emphasis added conspiracy attempt commit drug trafficking aggravated felonies olicitation offense generic solicitation offense offense related controlled substance therefore aggravated felony determining whether particular crime one involving moral turpitude easier see writing bad checks may may cimt emphasis added ibid eckless assault coupled element injury serious injury probably cimt emphasis added misdemeanor driving influence generally cimt may cimt dui results injury driver knew license suspended revoked element actual injury endangerment offense may cimt emphasis added ibid whether child abuse conviction involves moral turpitude may depend subsection individual convicted child abuse done criminal negligence probably cimt emphasis added many terms ina similarly ambiguous may confusing practitioners versed intricacies immigration law take examples may hard cases defense counsel even determine whether client whether particular state disposition result conviction purposes federal immigration task offering advice immigration consequences criminal conviction complicated problems including significant variations among circuit interpretations federal immigration statutes frequency immigration law changes different rules governing immigration consequences juvenile foreign convictions relationship length type sentence determination whether alien subject removal eligible relief removal qualified become naturalized citizen immigration law crimes short professional organizations guidebooks heavily relies right say nothing ever simple immigration law including determination whether immigration law clearly makes particular offense removable aba guidebook immigration law crimes therefore agree apparent view sixth amendment requires criminal defense attorneys provide immigration advice tries downplay severity burden imposes defense counsel suggesting scope counsel duty offer advice concerning deportation consequences may turn hard determine consequences terms relevant immigration statute succinct clear explicit defining removal consequence conviction says counsel affirmative duty advise client subject deportation result plea ante hen law succinct straightforward criminal defense attorney need advise noncitizen client pending criminal charges may carry risk adverse immigration consequences ante approach problematic least four reasons first always easy tell whether particular statutory provision succinct clear explicit attorney lacks general immigration law expertise sure seemingly clear statutory provision actually means seems say read isolation application provision particular case clear cursory examination case law administrative decisions provide definitive answer see immigration law crimes unfortunately practitioner respondent tell easily whether conviction removable offense cautious practitioner apprehensive respondent know conclusively future immigration consequences guilty plea second defense counsel must provide advice regarding one many collateral consequences criminal conviction many defendants likely misled take one example conviction particular offense may render alien excludable removable alien charged offense advised pleading guilty offense result removal alien may induced enter guilty plea without realizing consequence plea alien unable reenter alien returns home country reason visit elderly parent attend funeral see aba guidebook often alien excludable removable times however lists different thus oddity alien inadmissible deportable alien leave government let back emphasis original incomplete legal advice may worse advice may mislead may dissuade client seeking advice knowledgeable source third rigid constitutional rule inadvertently head promising ways addressing underlying problem statutory administrative reforms requiring trial judges inform defendant record guilty plea may carry adverse immigration consequences amici point district columbia already adopted rules plea forms statutes requiring courts advise criminal defendants possible immigration consequences pleas brief state louisiana et al accord chin holmes growing number require advice deportation statute rule nonconstitutional rule requiring trial judges inform defendants record risk adverse immigration consequences ensure defendant receives needed information without putting large number criminal convictions risk warning given record courts later determine whether defendant misrepresenting advice counsel likewise flexible statutory procedures withdrawing guilty pleas might give courts appropriate discretion determine whether interests justice served allowing particular defendant withdraw plea entered basis incomplete information cf russell cadc explaining district discretion set aside guilty plea federal rules criminal procedure guided among considerations possible existence prejudice government case result defendant untimely request stand trial strength defendant reason withdrawing plea including whether defendant asserts innocence charge fourth decision marks major upheaval sixth amendment law decided strickland majority cite single case federal holding criminal defense counsel failure provide advice concerning removal consequences criminal conviction violates defendant sixth amendment right counsel noted view rejected every federal appeals considered issue thus far see gonzalez banda chin holmes majority appropriately acknowledges lower courts quite experienced applying strickland ante casually dismisses longstanding unanimous position lower federal courts respect scope criminal defense counsel duty advise collateral consequences majority seeks downplay dramatic expansion scope criminal defense counsel duties sixth amendment claiming hill lockhart similarly applied strickland claim counsel failed advise client regarding parole eligibility pleaded guilty ante characterization hill obscures much reveals issue hill whether criminal defendant sixth amendment right counsel violated counsel misinformed client eligibility parole found unnecessary determine whether may circumstances erroneous advice counsel parole eligibility may deemed constitutionally ineffective assistance counsel present case conclude petitioner allegations insufficient satisfy strickland washington requirement given hill expressly unambiguously refused decide whether criminal defense counsel must avoid misinforming client one consequence criminal conviction parole eligibility case plainly provides support whatsoever proposition counsel must affirmatively advise client another collateral consequence removal strange logic hill support decision even held misadvice concerning parole eligibility make counsel performance objectively unreasonable still applied strickland facts case hand ii mastery immigration law required strickland several considerations support conclusion affirmative misadvice regarding removal consequences conviction may constitute ineffective assistance first rule prohibiting affirmative misadvice regarding matter crucial defendant plea decision deportation appears faithful scope nature sixth amendment duty recognized past cases particular explained guilty plea attacked based inadequate legal advice unless counsel reasonably competent attorney advice range competence demanded attorneys criminal cases strickland quoting mcmann richardson emphasis added appears acknowledge thorough understanding intricacies immigration law within range competence demanded attorneys criminal cases see ante immigration law complex legal specialty members bar represent clients facing criminal charges either state federal may well versed contrast reasonably competent attorneys know appropriate responsible hold authorities difficult complicated subject matter familiar candor concerning limits one professional expertise words within range duties reasonably expected defense attorneys criminal cases dissenting judge kentucky put believe much burden place defense bar duty say know second incompetent advice distorts defendant decisionmaking process seems call fairness integrity criminal proceeding question see strickland giving meaning requirement effective assistance counsel must take purpose ensure fair trial guide defendant opts plead guilty without definitive information concerning likely effects plea defendant fairly said assume risk conviction may carry indirect consequences aware case defendant bases decision plead guilty counsel express misrepresentation defendant removable latter case seems hard say plea entered advice constitutionally competent counsel embodies voluntary intelligent decision forsake constitutional rights see ibid benchmark judging claim ineffectiveness must whether counsel conduct undermined proper functioning adversarial process trial relied produced result third rule prohibiting unreasonable misadvice regarding exceptionally important collateral matters deter interfere ongoing political administrative efforts devise fair reasonable solutions difficult problem posed defendants plead guilty without knowing certain important collateral consequences finally conclusion affirmative misadvice regarding removal consequences conviction give rise ineffective assistance unlike approach require upheaval law solicitor general points vast majority lower courts considering claims ineffective assistance plea context distinguished defense counsel remain silent defense counsel give affirmative misadvice brief amicus curiae citing cases least three courts appeals held affirmative misadvice immigration matters give rise ineffective assistance counsel least several circuits held affirmative misadvice concerning nonimmigration consequences conviction violate sixth amendment even consequences might deemed collateral contrast appears appeals holds affirmative misadvice concerning collateral consequences general removal particular never give rise ineffective assistance short considered thus far unanimous view lower federal courts charged administering strickland clearly supports conclusion kentucky position goes far concluding affirmative misadvice regarding removal consequences criminal conviction may constitute ineffective assistance mean suggest sixth amendment require defense counsel avoid misinformation criminal defense attorney aware client alien attorney advise client criminal conviction may adverse consequences immigration laws client consult immigration specialist client wants advice subject putting client notice danger removal advice significantly reduce chance client plead guilty mistaken premise iii sum criminal defense attorney required provide advice immigration law complex specialty generally lies outside scope criminal defense attorney expertise hand competent criminal defense attorney appreciate extraordinary importance risk removal might client determination whether enter guilty plea accordingly unreasonable incorrect information concerning risk removal give rise ineffectiveness claim addition silence alone enough satisfy counsel duty assist client instead alien defendant sixth amendment right counsel satisfied defense counsel advises client conviction may immigration consequences immigration law specialized field attorney immigration lawyer client consult immigration specialist client wants advice subject jose padilla petitioner kentucky writ certiorari kentucky march justice scalia justice thomas joins dissenting best possible worlds criminal defendants contemplating guilty plea advised serious collateral consequences conviction surely misadvised constitution however tool judicial construction perfect world ignore text order make often find swinging sledge tack hammer needed sixth amendment guarantees accused lawyer defense criminal prosecutio sound advice collateral consequences conviction reason practical reasons set forth part justice alito concurrence dissent conclusion sixth amendment requires counsel provide accurate advice concerning potential removal consequences guilty plea reasons unlike concurrence believe affirmative misadvice consequences renders attorney assistance defending prosecution constitutionally inadequate sixth amendment requires counsel warn immigrant defendants conviction may render removable statutory provisions remedy concerns targeted fashion without producing permanent legislatively irreparable overkill sixth amendment originally understood ratified meant defendant right employ counsel use volunteered services counsel see van duzee beaney right counsel american courts held however sixth amendment requires provision counsel indigent defendants government expense gideon wainwright right assistance counsel includes right effective assistance strickland washington even assuming validity holdings reject significant extension lesser extent concurrence create today least retained sixth amendment textual limitation criminal prosecutions held means defense trial defense relation objectives may important accused rothgery gillespie county alito concurring slip summarizing cases limited sixth amendment legal advice directly related defense prosecution charged offense advice trial course also advice postindictment interrogations lineups massiah wade general advice phases prosecution defendant disadvantage pitted alone legally trained agents state see moran burbine required advice counsel regarding consequences collateral prosecution even required counsel appointed defend one prosecution present defendant interrogated connection another possible prosecution arising event texas cobb basis text principle extend constitutionally required advice regarding guilty pleas beyond matters germane criminal prosecution hand wit sentence plea produce higher sentence conviction trial might entail chances conviction matters fall within range competence demanded attorneys criminal cases mcmann richardson see describing matters counsel client must consider connection contemplated guilty plea never held logic opinion assumes counsel appointed professional responsibilities counsel even extending beyond defense prosecution become constitutional commands cf cobb supra moran supra subject misadvice prosecution jose padilla entitled effective assistance counsel sixth amendment application adding counsel duties obligation advise conviction collateral consequences logical concurrence observes criminal convictio carry wide variety consequences conviction sentencing including civil commitment civil forfeiture loss right vote disqualification public benefits ineligibility possess firearms dishonorable discharge armed forces loss business professional licenses consequences ante alito concurring judgment seems concurrence suffers defect indeterminacy inability know areas advice relevant attaches misadvice concurrence suggestion counsel must warn defendants potential removal consequences see ante come known padilla warning limited consequences except judicial caprice difficult believe warning requirement extended example risk heightened sentences later federal prosecutions pursuant armed career criminal act expect years elaboration upon new issues lower courts prompted defense bar devising categories misadvice failures warn mention innumerable evidentiary hearings determine whether misadvice really occurred whether warning really given concurrence treatment misadvice seems driven concern voluntariness padilla guilty plea see ante concern properly relates due process clauses fifth fourteenth amendments sixth amendment see mccarthy brady padilla argued us guilty plea knowing voluntary however true substance claim properly preserved state address smuggle claim sixth amendment holding prevents legislation solve problems addressed today opinions precise targeted fashion subject constitutionalized legislation specify categories misadvice matters ancillary prosecution invalidate plea agreements collateral consequences counsel must bring defendant attention warnings must moreover legislation provide consequences misadvice nonadvice failure warn nullification criminal conviction witnesses evidence needed retrial disappeared federal immigration law might provide example removal follows certain criminal convictions apply conviction rested upon guilty plea induced counsel misadvice regarding removal consequences legislation might put government choice circumstances either retry defendant forgo removal precluded favor today sledge hammer sum sixth amendment guarantees adequate assistance counsel defending pending criminal prosecution limit constitutional obligation provide advice consequences bad advice well defined area footnotes padilla crime like virtually every drug offense except insignificant marijuana offenses deportable offense congress expanded class excluded persons include individuals admit committed crime moral turpitude act ch stat enacted statute provided provision section respecting deportation aliens convicted crime involving moral turpitude shall apply one pardoned shall deportation made directed judge thereof sentencing alien crime shall time imposing judgment passing sentence within thirty days thereafter make recommendation secretary labor alien shall deported pursuance act act stat provision codified ed transferred ed judge nondeportation recommendation binding secretary labor later attorney general control immigration removal matters transferred former latter see janvier congress first identified narcotics offenses special category crimes triggering deportation narcotic drug act act may ch stat act took effect initial confusion whether narcotics offense also crime moral turpitude individual deportable see weedin moy fat holding individual committed narcotics offense deportable offense involve moral turpitude however lower courts eventually agreed narcotics offense provision special chung que fong nagle thus narcotics offense need also crime moral turpitude satisfy requirements act trigger deportation see ex rel grimaldi ebey todaro munster act separately codified moral turpitude offense provision narcotics offense provision within ed subsections respectively see stat jrad procedure codified ed applied provisions subsection provision stat see recognizing act narcotics offenses longer eligible jrads changes immigration law also involved change nomenclature statutory text uses term removal rather deportation see ins see brief asian american justice center et al amici curiae providing examples disagreement among courts distinguish direct collateral consequences see roberts ignorance effectively bliss collateral consequences silence misinformation process iowa rev disagreement apply distinction bearing disposition case even justice alito agrees counsel must least advise noncitizen defendant criminal conviction may adverse immigration consequences post opinion concurring judgment see also post mean suggest sixth amendment require defense counsel avoid misinformation concurring opinion justice alito thus departed strict rule applied kentucky two federal cases cites post see gonzalez del rosario cadc yearwood broomes ashcroft campbell oyekoya state crim app state rosas app state montalban la commonwealth frometa justice alito explains length deportation consequences often unclear lack clarity law however obviate need counsel say something possibility deportation even though affect scope nature counsel advice commonwealth conceded oral argument defendant lawyer know particular offense result client deportation upon deportation client family might well killed due circumstances client home country decent attorney inform client consequences plea tr oral arg think result follow stakes life death merely banishment exile delgadillo carmichael however concluded even though strickland applied petitioner claim sufficiently alleged prejudice satisfy strickland second prong hill disposition underscores fact often quite difficult petitioners acknowledged guilt satisfy strickland prejudice prong justice alito believes misreads hill post hill recognized first time strickland applies advice respecting guilty plea hold therefore strickland washington test applies challenges guilty pleas based ineffective assistance counsel true hill control question us import nevertheless clear whether strickland applies padilla claim follows hill regardless fact hill resolve particular question respecting misadvice see dept justice bureau justice statistics sourcebook criminal justice statistics ed table approximately federal criminal prosecutions go trial table approximately state felony criminal prosecutions go trial see flango national center state courts habeas corpus state federal courts demonstrating defendants whose conviction result trial account approximately habeas petitions filed end find significant plea form currently used kentucky courts provides notice possible immigration consequences admin office courts motion enter guilty plea form rev http visited mar available clerk case file many require trial courts advise defendants possible immigration consequences see alaska rule crim proc cal penal code ann west stat code rule crim proc supp code ann haw rev stat ann iowa rule crim proc supp md rule lexis mass laws ch rule crim proc mont code ann rule crim form crim proc law ann west supp stat ann lexis ohio rev code ann west rev stat laws lexis supp tex code ann crim art vernon supp stat tit supp rev code stat footnotes citizens deportable uestions citizenship always simple aba guidebook explaining citizenship conferred blood erivative citizenship depends number confusing factors including whether citizen parent mother father immigration laws effect time parents defendant birth parents marital status disposition state law may still immigration purposes citing matter salazar bia en banc example state law may define term conviction include deferred adjudication adjudication deemed conviction purposes federal immigration law see aba guidebook accord kesselbrenner rosenberg immigration law crimes hereinafter immigration law crimes practitioner respondent even know whether department homeland security dhs executive office immigration review eoir treat particular state disposition conviction immigration purposes fact bia treats certain state criminal dispositions convictions even though state treats disposition dismissal see kwan couto limiting holding facts case see also concluding counsel advice objectively unreasonable counsel purport answer questions immigration law claim expertise immigration law simply warned possible deportation consequence use word possible affirmative misrepresentation even though indicate deportation certain consequence see hill lockhart en banc erroneous advice given hill ineffective assistance counsel strickland washington sparks sowders ross misadvice concerning parole eligibility amount ineffective assistance counsel kennedy concurring maximum possible exposure overstated defendant might well influenced accept plea agreement otherwise reject strader garrison hough parole eligibility dates collateral consequences entry guilty plea defendant need informed inquire grossly misinformed lawyer relies upon misinformation deprived constitutional right counsel footnotes mean suggest due process clause surely provide relief indicated awareness direct consequences suffices validity guilty plea see brady internal quotation marks omitted required colloquy federal district defendant required federal rule criminal procedure formerly rule said approximates due process requirements valid plea see libretti mention collateral consequences whatever outcome however effect misadvice regarding consequences upon validity guilty plea analyzed due process clause opinion notes ante many including kentucky already require criminal defendants warned potential removal consequences