Florida Immigration Law

In 2002, our client pleaded no contest to possession of a small quantity of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. In 2007, he was denied adjustment of status based on marriage to a U.S. citizen, because no waiver of inadmissibility was available for the paraphernalia charge. We filed a motion for post-conviction relief based on the trial court's failure to advise our client of the possible deportation consequences of his plea. The trial judge recently granted our motion and vacated the paraphernalia conviction. The prosecution nolle prossed that charge. Now, our client will be able to adjust status.