Supreme Court mulls parameters for deporting immigrant felons

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday expressed skepticism toward part of an immigration law requiring the deportation of immigrants who commit violent felonies because of uncertainty over which crimes fit the bill and which do not.

The justices heard arguments in the government’s appeal of a lower court’s ruling that language in the Immigration and Nationality Act calling for deportation of legal immigrants convicted of a “crime of violence” was so vague that it violated their rights to due process of law under the U.S. Constitution.

The case involves a Filipino legal immigrant named James Garcia Dimaya who federal authorities ordered deported after he was convicted in two California home burglaries, though neither crime involved violence.

The ruling in the case could help clarify the crimes for which non-citizen immigrants may be expelled, affecting the Trump administration’s policy of stepping up the removal of those with criminal records. There has been an intense focus on immigration issues since Republican President Donald Trump took office in January.

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#SUPREME COURT OCTOBER 2, 2017 / 2:21 PM / UPDATED 21 MINUTES AGO
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[iluvtennis]

1. So now we have legal non-citizen immigrants that Trumptonia can deport at their discretion...

...this is just shameful.

This person is a legal immigrant. Yes, he committed a burglary and yes, that's wrong. But that should be a reason to deport someone.

What's next, 'legal citizen" who commits burglary - will they be exported from the country next. This is just shameful. And all in the name of 'racial cleansing' for Don the Con and the rest of the Trumptards

[nycbos]

2. Crime of Violence seems pretty simple.

An armed robbery is a violent crime.

Having one joint of weed is a non-violent crime.

[AtheistCrusader]

3. Encouraging that the Supreme Court is actually taking time to consider it.

The fact that the law is 'squishy' enough on what constitutes a violent crime is a broad wake-up call that might also apply in other areas beyond just immigration.

[Cold War Spook]

4. Legal and illegal immigrants

are protected by the Constitution. They have a right to their day in court. Since there are less than 800 immigration judges and already a backlog of over 500,000 cases, it can take years to deport some of these people.

[Calista241]

5. IMO, burglary is a serious enough crime to warrant deportation after serving your time.

Traffic tickets (excluding DUI), possession of minor amounts of drugs, jaywalking, and other such "crimes" do not.