Defendant's claim of ineffective assistance of counsel is not reviewable on direct appeal because the existing record does not reveal what advice trial counsel actually gave defendant concerning the immigration consequences of his guilty plea. The existing record shows that, after the plea court made general references to some possible immigration consequences, it asked if defense counsel had "explained those potential negative immigration consequences" to defendant, and...
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