There’s a lot of stuff to unpack in this case, some of which was her fault, and some of which was not. Her lawyer advised her to sign the deportation agreement presented to her assuming they wouldn’t follow through with it, and then they did.
Lawyers, plural. She had two different lawyers who both fucked her over.
Incompetent shyster #1:
She took a plea deal and served 2 1/2 years in prison. She said her attorney incorrectly told her the plea deal would not affect her immigration status as a green card holder. But her legal permanent residency was revoked.
Incompetent shyster #2:
At the end of her sentence, Yang was transferred to an ICE detention facility in Minnesota. There, at the advice of another attorney, she signed a document agreeing that a deportation order would be entered against her in exchange for being released from detention.
Despite agreeing to be deported, she and her attorney believed it wouldn’t happen, since only a small handful of people are deported to Laos each year, if any, and Laos typically has refused to accept U.S. deportees.
There’s a lot of stuff to unpack in this case, some of which was her fault, and some of which was not. Her lawyer advised her to sign the deportation agreement presented to her assuming they wouldn’t follow through with it, and then they did.
… I can’t even. Both her lawyer and ICE.
Lawyers, plural. She had two different lawyers who both fucked her over.
Incompetent shyster #1:
Incompetent shyster #2:
IIRC they basically never send anyone to Laos - it’s “uncooperative” with deportations. So it wasn’t that insane.
Historically sure. Now Trump is in power and deportations are the norm. The lawyer banked on precedent but should have considered president
Her lawyer is about to be facing a lawsuit.