[T]he Court’s decision presents
the nation with a chance to address a more fundamental issue: Is there really any
reason for the US government to deport non-citizens with criminal records?
By David L. Wilson, Truthout
June 6, 2018
On April 17 the Supreme Court
handed down a ruling that limited some of the excuses the government can use
for deporting people. At issue in the case, Sessions v.
Dimaya, was the meaning of “crime of violence” in immigration law;
immigration judges have relied on this very broad category to order some
non-citizens deported as “criminal aliens.” The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled
in 2015 that the category was unconstitutionally vague and therefore
not a basis for deportation, and the Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision upheld the
Ninth Circuit’s ruling.
The decision got a good deal of
media attention. Time
ran a headline claiming that the Court had “Dealt the White House a Big Blow on
Immigration.” But this type of coverage probably exaggerates the ruling’s
practical effect.[...]
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| ICE arrest in New York, April 2018. Photo: John Moore/Getty Images |
