United States v. Carlos Camacho-Bordes

MAGILL, Circuit Judge.

Pursuant to a plea agreement, Carlos Ca-maeho-Bordes, a Mexican national, pled guilty in 1985 to possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Based on this conviction for a drug trafficking crime, he was subsequently deported. See 8 U.S.C. § 1251(a)(ll). After unsuccessfully attacking his deportation, Ca-maeho-Bordes brought the present action under 28 U.S.C. § 1651 to withdraw his guilty plea, contending that the government breached the plea agreement. Although initially denied, the motion was later granted by the district…