Immigration,
Criminal
Oct. 8, 2018
Immigrant offenders not protected by state law, court rules
Some immigrants who committed minor crimes may face deportation despite the Legislature’s attempt to dampen the impact of their convictions in immigration court.
Some immigrants who committed minor crimes may face deportation despite the Legislature’s attempt to dampen the impact of their convictions in immigration court.
The Board of Immigration Appeals ruled a change in the state penal code lowering the maximum sentence that could be imposed for misdemeanors from 365 days to 364 days could not apply retroactively in immigration cases. Matter of Eduardo Velasquez-Rios...
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