Immigration,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Nov. 2, 2020
Ruling stymies Legislature's attempt to circumvent US immigration law
Judge Ronald Gould of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals wrote the 3-0 decision last week that Congress’ authority over immigration law “cannot be manipulated after the fact by state laws modifying sentences that at the time of conviction permitted removal.”
A federal appellate decision that state laws cannot retroactively protect from deportation immigrants who entered the U.S. unlawfully and then committed misdemeanors has exposed a problem for the California Legislature.
Judge Ronald Gould of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals wrote the 3-0 decision last week that Congress' authority over immigration law "cannot be m...
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