U.S. Supreme Court
May 23, 2012
Pro-immigrant rule struck
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday struck a pro-immigrant rule unique to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that made a parent's residency status a factor in deciding whether his or her child can avoid deportation.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday struck a pro-immigrant rule unique to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that made a parent's residency status a factor in deciding whether his or her child can avoid deportation.
The unanimous decision settles a seven-year fight between the 9th Circuit and the Board of Immigration Appeals, an administrative group in the U.S. Justice Department,...
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