U.S. Supreme Court
Jan. 20, 2012
Supreme Court mulls rule allowing parent's residency to apply to child
The U.S. Supreme Court weighed Wednesday a pro-immigrant rule unique to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that makes a parent's residency status a factor in deciding whether their child can avoid deportation.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court weighed Wednesday a pro-immigrant rule unique to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that makes a parent's residency status a factor in deciding whether his or her child can avoid deportation.
Immigration law allows noncitizens to seek cancellation of removal orders if they've been a lawful permanent resident for five years or lived in the United States...
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