     And I'm Robert Siegel. The Supreme Court bit off a piece of
the immigration puzzle today. In a 7-2 decision, the court ruled
that a longtime legal resident of the U.S. was improperly
deported for possession of a small amount of marijuana. NPR
legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg reports.  NINA
TOTENBERG, BYLINE: Adrian Moncrieffe immigrated to the United
States with his parents from Jamaica in 1984. He was 3 years old
then. He and his family were all legal residents. He grew up,
became a home health care worker, married and had a family. In
2007, during a routine traffic stop, police found a small amount
of marijuana in the car, about enough to make two or three
cigarettes.  Moncrieffe, who had no prior record, was charged
with possession of a controlled substance with intent to
distribute. That's a generic felony under Georgia law and allows
for a wide range of sentences. His lawyer did not advise him
that if he pled guilty, he could be deported, a requirement that
the U.S. Supreme Court has since