ALIENS CONVICTED OF THE SAME OFFENSE MAY OR MAY NOT BE DEPORTABLE, DEPENDING UPON WHETHER THEIR ATTORNEY OBTAINED A JUDICIAL RECOMMENDATION AGAINST THE DEPORTATION WITHIN THE 30-DAY TIME PERIOD, OR, IF A NARCOTIC CONVICTION IS EXPUNGED, WHETHER IT WAS PURSUANT TO A STATE OR FEDERAL REHABILITATION STATUTE. SINCE DEPORTATION MAY BE AN ADDED CONSEQUENCE FOR AN ALIEN CONVICTED OF, OR EVEN CHARGED WITH, A CRIMINAL OFFENSE, THE AUTHOR URGES DEFENSE ATTORNEYS TO KEEP IN MIND THE POSSIBILITY OF AMELIORATIVE RELIEF. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)