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Deportation Criminal Convictions Immigrants

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Appeals Court Clarifies Limits on Deportation Following Denaturalization for Fraud

On June 11, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit vacated a removal order, holding that a naturalized U.S. citizen could not be deported following denaturalization for fraud, where he failed to disclose a recent...more

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Detention Bill ‘Laken Riley Act’ Heads for President’s Signature

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The Laken Riley Act is the first bill that will come to President Donald Trump’s desk for signature as the 47th President. Passed with bipartisan support, the bill: Mandates the detention and possible deportation of...more

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Noncitizen Bears Burden Of Proof When Challenging Deportation, U.S. Supreme Court Rules

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A noncitizen applying for relief from deportation bears the burden of proving all elements of eligibility for relief, including that a conviction under a divisible state statute does not render the person ineligible for...more

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In Rare Ruling Vacating Sentence as Both Procedurally and Substantively Unreasonable, Second Circuit Expounds on the Role of Mercy...

In United States v. Singh, 16-1111-cr (Kearse, Hall, Chin), the Second Circuit vacated the defendant’s 60-month prison sentence—which was nearly three times the top of his Guidelines range—for illegally reentering the United...more

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