If you’re a green card holder or undocumented immigrant facing criminal charges, this episode is for you. South Florida criminal defense and immigration attorney Jaime Aird joins Attorney Sékou Clarke on The Attorney Sekou Podcast to explain how a “simple” plea deal can get you deported, detained by ICE, or lose your green card in 2025.
We unpack:

• Why he left the State for the defense table and what he saw prosecutors miss
• Motions to suppress explained in plain English and how they change cases
• Plea deals, hidden consequences, and immigration landmines that can lead to deportation
• Post-conviction options and the two-year clock most people do not know about
• The real interplay between criminal court and immigration court
• Florida gun laws and open carry concerns in 2025
• Jury duty, voting for State Attorney and Sheriff, and why civilians hold more power than they think
• Work ethic, losing and learning, and turning a Jamaican accent and past stutter into trial strengths
• Advice for immigrants: when to file, how to protect status, and why waiting can cost your future
• Mindset for young lawyers: preparation over everything and believing when others doubt you

Connect with Jamie:
Instagram:  @jaimeairdlaw
Website: https://www.jaimeaird.com/

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