She pleaded guilty to a drug charge. Then she visited Mexico not knowing she couldn’t return
At her trial, there’s no question that Angela Hernandez signed a form acknowledging that she could be deported after a criminal conviction. An interpreter certified that they…
Angela Hernandez, a Mexican citizen who had been a legal permanent resident of the U.S. for 19 years, pleaded guilty in Kern County in 2013 to two drug offenses. At her trial, she acknowledged on a form that her guilty or no contest plea would result in her deportation, exclusion from admission to the U.S., and denial of naturalization.
Despite her attorney's assurance that she understood the consequences, Hernandez's case was overturned by the California Supreme Court, which found that she did not "meaningfully understand" the legal ramifications of her plea deal.
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