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US Supreme Court rules against Mexico citizen contesting indictment

JURIST

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday against a non-US citizen who was contesting his indictment for unlawful re-entry into the country. In 1998, an immigration judge found that Palomar-Santiago had committed an aggravated felony under the federal immigration laws when he was convicted for driving under the influence.

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US Supreme Court allows Texas law criminalizing illegal entry from abroad to go into effect

JURIST

The US Supreme Court has lifted a stay that prohibited the enforcement of a Texas law that criminalizes illegal entry into the state from other countries, allowing the law to go into effect. The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit later blocked that injunction, allowing the law to go into effect.

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Pair of immigration cases come to the court on key issue in some deportation proceedings

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On Monday, the court will hear argument in a pair of cases, Pugin v. While aggravated felonies were initially limited to a few serious crimes, Congress has expanded the list to encompass a broader array of criminal activity, including – in 1996 – “offenses relating to the obstruction of justice.” Share In 1948, Justice William O.

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“Is Encouraging Unauthorized Immigration Free Speech or a Felony? The Supreme Court will decide whether a 1986 law that makes it a crime to urge people to stay in the United States unlawfully can be squared with the First Amendment.”

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“Is Encouraging Unauthorized Immigration Free Speech or a Felony? The Supreme Court will decide whether a 1986 law that makes it a crime to urge people to stay in the United States unlawfully can be squared with the First Amendment.” The post “Is Encouraging Unauthorized Immigration Free Speech or a Felony?

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Court rejects non-citizen’s challenge to criminal re-entry charge

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Share The Supreme Court on Monday unanimously ruled against a non-U.S. Eight years later, an immigration judge found that his California conviction for driving under the influence was an aggravated felony under the federal immigration laws. But six years after his deportation, the Supreme Court ruled in Leocal v.

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‘Jailhouse Screening’ Puts Undocumented Immigrants at Greater Risk: Paper

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immigration enforcement has largely shifted from the street to jails, resulting in overreach and an increase in incarceration, according to a North Carolina law professor. Jailhouse screening” was supposed to speed up immigration processes and identify undocumented immigrants who posed a threat to public safety.

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No clear path on how court will rule after oral arguments in two immigration cases Monday

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Cordero-Garcia , the justices sought to define the contours of an “offense relating to the obstruction of justice,” which is one among the prior convictions that subjects noncitizens to mandatory removal from the United States as an “aggravated felony.” The argument on Monday did not provide a clear path forward.