Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Guilty Pleas
Court properly denied Defendant's petition for postconviction relief, as Defendant was adequately alerted to possibility of adverse immigration consequences in entering guilty plea to armed violence. Defendant's ICE hold of more than one year alerted Defendant to the general risk of adverse immigration consequences, leading Defendant to raise the issue with counsel, who responded in a manner that acknowledged the risk. As the immigration consequences of Defendant's conviction were not truly clear, counsel's only obligation under Padilla was to warn Defendant of possible adverse immigration consequences, and counsel met that obligation. (BURKE, concurring; HUTCHINSON, specially concurring.)