On Wednesday afternoon, Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued a cease and desist letter to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in which he threatened to take legal action
against the agency if it does not stop its «reckless and unconstitutional
practices» in
immigrant communities.
In Padilla, Justice Stevens recognized and relied on Mr. Tooby's
practice manual, Criminal Defense of
Immigrants, as one of the «authoritative treatises» that form the basis of counsel's duty to protect noncitizen defendants
against adverse immigration consequences of a plea.