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Europe human rights court rules Hungary asylum criminal law violates EU law

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The European Commission requested that the CJEU impose a lump sum fine and daily penalty until Hungary amends its law. The Hungarian legislature justified its legislation, claiming that it prevented misuse of the asylum procedure and illegal immigration based on deception.

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Does the federal law that prohibits encouraging or inducing unlawful immigration violate the First Amendment?

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Share For four years, Helaman Hansen falsely promised undocumented immigrants that they could, for a substantial fee, become U.S. 1324(a)(1)(iv) , the federal law that criminalizes “encouraging or inducing unlawful immigration,” violates the First Amendment’s guarantee of free of speech. citizens through “adult adoption.”

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Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Encouraging Illegal Immigration

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Supreme Court upheld a federal law that criminalizes “encouraging or inducing” an immigrant to come or remain in the United States unlawfully. According to the Court, the law does not run afoul of the First Amendment. In United States v. Hansen , 599 U.S. _ (2023), the U.S.

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Guantanamo detainee loses bid to dismiss charges and disqualify judge over conflicts of interest

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Navy Captain named Kirk Waits presided over the commission before becoming the Deputy Director of the Navy Office of the Judge Advocate General Criminal Law Division of the Department of Defense. He had applied to other positions while still in his role overseeing the commission as well.

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Delhi high court quashes travel ban against Indian journalist

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Ayyub was detained by the Bureau of Immigration at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport last Tuesday on her way to a journalists’ conference in London. Her immigration stamp was canceled and the ED thereafter issued a summons requiring her appearance last Friday.

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US senators reintroduce bill to offer Hong Kong protesters refuge

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They said that the bill is in response to the People’s Republic of China’s “draconian national security law.” ” In addition to granting certain Hong Kongers priority 2 refugee status, the Act would waive immigration intent as a factor for non-immigrant visas.

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Supreme Shift (Part 3): More Barrett's Record

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One involved immigration, the other gun rights. In the last post, we looked at two opinions of then-Judge Amy Coney Barrett while on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. They were dissents. Patrick Semansky/APForget about originalism or strict construction or deference to the legislative branch or other species of "judicial restraint." (I