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A person can only reopen the case where there is a material error. In your case, whether you overstayed a B-2 visa or a visa waiver period of time would not seem to make that much of a difference as the bottom line is that you would have overstayed your period of legal status in the country.  Only in a situation wherein you were accused of violating the visa waiver and were still within the legal period of stay of a B-2 status would there appear to be a material issue. Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.

If the marijuana case was dismissed, it will not affect you. The other cocaine charge could be used by immigration against you even though the case did not proceed in court. It is not very common but the law is out there that says that if immigration has reasons to believe that you were trafficking in drugs, even though no conviction and immigration have enough evidence, it could be used against you. It is up to immigration if they want to go that route.