The strength or weakness of the prosecution case may be greatly affected by the defendant’s immigration status, language fluency, or cultural background.

CRIM DEF - COLLATERAL CONSEQUENCES OF CRIMINAL CASES BIBLIO
American Bar Ass'n Comm'n on Effective Criminal Sanctions & Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, Internal Exile: Collateral Consequences of Conviction in Federal Laws and Regulations (January 2009), http://www.abane t.org/cecs/internalexile.pdf