Immigration refers to the movement of persons into a new country with the intention to reside in that country. This includes state sanctioned immigration (sometimes referred to as “legal immigration”) and unlawful immigration (sometimes...
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The following cases are major Supreme Court cases in the field of immigration law.
US v. Wong Kim Ark, 169 U.S. 649 (1898) Kwong_Hai_Chew v. Colding, 344 U.S. 590 (1953) Shaughnessy v. US ex rel Mezei, 345 U.S. 206 (1953) Graham v.... (LIIBULLETIN preview)
Respondent Antonio Arteaga-Martinez (“Arteaga-Martinez”) is a native and citizen of Mexico. Brief for Petitioner, Tae D. Johnson at 6. Arteaga-Martinez entered the United States four times over the past twenty years. Id. He first came to the United...
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Petitioner Joel Judulang, born in the Philippines in 1966, became a lawful permanent resident (“LPR”) of the United States at eight years of age. See Judulang v. Chertoff, 535 F. Supp. 2d 1129, 1130 (S.D. Cal. 2008); Judulang v. Gonzales, 249 Fed. Appx...
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On August 26, 2012, police pulled over Respondent Ramiro Garcia for speeding as he drove to work at a restaurant. State v. Garcia at 1114. The officer ran a routine records check on Garcia during the stop, and the results led the officer to contact a...
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Oral argument: November 7, 2011
Appealed from: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Aug. 4, 2010)
AGGRAVATED FELONY, DEPORTATION, FRAUD, DECEIT, LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENTThe Immigration and Naturalization Service...
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In this case, the Supreme Court will address the statutory interpretation of 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(D), which determines the scope of judicial review on certain discretionary decisions. Specifically, the section states that no court has the jurisdiction...
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In the 1990s Divna Maslenjak and her family lived in the former Yugoslavia, in what is today Bosnia and Herzegovina. See United States v. Maslenjak, 821 F.3d 675, 680 (6th Cir. 2016). Maslenjak and her family, who are ethnic Serbs, were displaced from...
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The United States Attorney General, Eric Holder, is responsible for adding substances to and maintaining the Federal Controlled Substance Schedule. See Brief for Respondent, Eric Holder, at 2–3. Holder and the Department of Justice are also...
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Appealed from: 11th Circuit Court of Appeals
Oral argument: Apr. 26, 2006
Mohawk Industries has been accused of harboring and hiring illegal immigrants in violation of the RICO Act...