Immigration
Dec. 31, 2015
Mexican man may avoid deportation for car theft
A Mexican man who stole a car in the U.S. could avoid deportation because state vehicle law does not treat the crime as sufficiently serious, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - A Mexican man who stole a car in the U.S. could avoid deportation because state vehicle law does not treat the crime as sufficiently serious, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.
The en banc decision Monday held that Gabriel Almanza-Arenas' theft did not explicitly reach the threshold for deportation under California law, but the opinion spark...
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