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Appellate Practice

Nov. 1, 2005

Court Wades into Immigration Law Confusion

WASHINGTON - In a case that could affect tens of thousands of illegal aliens, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether a sweeping immigration reform law passed in the mid-1990s applies to longtime illegal immigrants who entered the country before the law took effect.

By Brent Kendall
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        WASHINGTON - In a case that could affect tens of thousands of illegal aliens, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether a sweeping immigration reform law passed in the mid-1990s applies to longtime illegal immigrants who entered the country before the law took effect.
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