Alford Pleas

A friend of mine entered an alford plea to a domestic charge at the hearing the judge stated she was not going to list a conviction and was not going to accept a guilty plea and that he would have to pay a $300 fine and 1 year probation. Now he is to have a revocation hearing with the DOC because he is was on intensive supervised release at the time of the domestic charge. How could the DOC view this alford plea is it possble to send reincarcerate him even though he is not convicted?

On March 20th I was at sears and as I was texting I stepped outside the store with some merchandise in my bag. I was charged with concealment and my sentence was 30 days of jail, suspended for two years. In the immigration interview, I passed the test to become a citizen. I informed the officer about the traffic ticket violations and that I had a case pending in court. The officer told me that the case will not hinder the progress if the court does not rule more than a year of jail time. I received the denial letter stating that I must finish my time in order to demonstrate good character. Can I try to appeal this decision and what are the reasons that I should explain in it, and if not, Will I have to wait another clean 5 years after finishing the 2 years of suspention or I'll have to reapply again from the begining once I finish my time or I'll be able to continue from the last step i reached after passing the immigration interview and the test to become a citizen?

I really appreciate any help you can provide, Thanks.