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Reviving the ‘Power of a Pardon’

The Crime Report

Pardons are also the only state relief mechanism in America recognized by federal immigration law that would allow “a non-citizen convicted of an aggravated felony to avoid mandatory deportation and remove the conviction-related bar to citizenship.”. The full report can be accessed here.

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Government power, from federal agencies to counties, highlights January session

SCOTUSBlog

8 for a packed session of oral arguments – starting with immigration policy and the post-9/11 “No Fly List” and ending on Jan. Smith was charged with five felony counts. Share The justices returned to the bench on Jan. 17 with two cases that could upend the functional power of the federal administrative state. Garland and Garland v.