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US DOJ sues Texas over state law criminalizing illegal entry from abroad

JURIST

The law creates a misdemeanor offense for violation of the statute and a felony crime for multiple offenses. It also empowers state magistrate judges to hear immigration cases and issue removal orders, in addition to giving law enforcement the responsibility of ensuring compliance with the law. Last month, Abbott signed SB 4.

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Court expands government’s ability to deport noncitizens for offenses related to obstruction of justice

SCOTUSBlog

Share Federal immigration law requires the deportation of noncitizens who are convicted of an aggravated felony, which includes offenses “relating to obstruction of justice.” Pugin pleaded guilty to being an accessory after the fact to a felony, while Cordero-Garcia was convicted of dissuading a witness from reporting a crime.

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Ted Cruz Demands Takedown of PAC Ad Attacking His Voting Record – Issues that Broadcast Stations Need to Consider When Threatened by Candidate Wanting an Ad Pulled

Broadcast Law Blog

According to Politico , Ted Cruz’ campaign has demanded that TV stations pull certain PAC ads which he claims distort his voting record on immigration issues. Instead, these issues are most likely to be litigated, if at all, in the courtroom. This kind of claim from a political candidate about the unfairness of attack ads is common.

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Ghost guns, six-person juries, and discretionary visa decisions

SCOTUSBlog

All raise the same question: whether the Sixth and 14th Amendments guarantee the right to a trial by a 12-person jury when a criminal defendant is charged with a felony. Ordinarily, under the so-called “American Rule,” each litigant pays its own attorney’s fees, whether it wins or loses. Amina Bouarfa, a U.S. citizen children.

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Court to decide requirements for noncitizens defending against federal prosecution for criminal re-entry

SCOTUSBlog

1326 , they must prove the existence of a prior removal order adjudicated by a federal immigration agency. Refugio Palomar-Santiago’s case illustrates two broader themes: first, the various interactions between the civil immigration and criminal legal systems, and second, the ongoing complexity of the immigration laws.

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The ‘Unexamined Law of Deportation’

The Crime Report

But a Stanford University researcher argues that basing deportation decisions of immigrants on the level of criminality without looking at the length of time they have been in the U.S. disrupts families and turns immigration services into a vehicle for crime control. longer, they are disrupting families with stronger ties to the U.S.,

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California Dreaming: Newsom’s Kidnapping Claim Against DeSantis is Long on Politics and Short on the Law

JonathanTurley

There is nothing unlawful about conveying individuals who are lawfully in the country pending their immigration hearings. While civil litigation is ongoing, the supposedly clear criminal charges have not been brought by Democratic prosecutors clearly motivated to do so.

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