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U.S. Supreme Court,
Immigration

Jul. 16, 2018

Lawyers adopt new tactic to avoid deportations

Immigration attorneys in California are beginning to use a deportation defense strategy made possible by a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision about incomplete immigration charging documents.

SAN FRANCISCO — Immigration attorneys in California are beginning to use a deportation defense strategy made possible by a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision about incomplete immigration charging documents.

It is not clear, however, how the tactic will be received by immigration judges.

Last month the high court ruled 8-1 that some people facing deportation who received notices to appear — essentia...

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