The article concerns a client who is willing to assist the government in a prosecution and had completely rehabilitated from his drug addiction, but was deported without notice to the defense or the court before the trial or sentencing. The article, by James Queally, highlights how unfair and damaging current ICE policies are to criminal defendants and criminal prosecutions. It is a horrific situation and tragic story presented in an excellent example of solid contemporary journalism. The link is below.
He was willing to testify against the cartel — but ICE got to him first
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-04-05/ice-los-angeles-drug-trafficking-witness-deported
