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Immigration

Jul. 6, 2012

Court diverged on immigration this term

Even as the U.S. Supreme Court mostly backed federal primacy and executive discretion over immigration enforcement this term, the justices repeatedly second-guessed how a top administrative board interpreted immigration laws.


By Robert Iafolla


Daily Journal Staff Writer


WASHINGTON - Even as the U.S. Supreme Court mostly backed federal primacy and executive discretion over immigration enforcement this term, the justices repeatedly second-guessed how a top administrative board interpreted immigration laws.


The high court reviewed four rulings by the Board of Immigration Appeals, a group within the U.S. Department of Justice known as the BIA that hears challenges to d...

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