Broomes v. Brooklyn District

BRORBY, Senior Circuit Judge.

The appellants in this consolidated appeal are lawful permanent residents facing deportation as a result of criminal convictions. They seek habeas corpus relief on grounds they received ineffective assistance of counsel when their respective attorneys failed to adequately advise them of the possible immigration consequences of pleading guilty. We consolidated these cases for procedural purposes, appointed counsel, and granted a certificate of ap-pealability limited to three issues: (1) whether the district court may review an expired state conviction under 28…