U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Jul. 16, 2011
Court allows deportation of minor drug offenders
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday held that non-citizen minor drug offenders can be deported even though their state court convictions are expunged following successful rehabilitation programs.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Reversing course on an immigrants' rights issue, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday held that non-citizen minor drug offenders can be deported even though their state court convictions are expunged following successful rehabilitation programs.
The 9-2 en banc ruling overturned a decade of precedent and found a distinction between federal drug conviction expungements - which cannot be...
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