by Lea Bickerton | May 5, 2009 | Criminal Law and Immigration Issues, Identity Theft, Supreme Court
The United States Supreme Court has ruled that prosecutors may not use an identity theft law as a tool to prosecute immigrants who do not knowingly steal the identity of another person. In Flores-Figueroa v. United States, the defendant used a false social security...
by Lea Bickerton | Feb 13, 2009 | Case Law Summaries, Criminal Law and Immigration Issues
Commonwealth v. Nava 2009 PA Super 28 (2/11/2009)Topic: State Judge requiring Illegal Alien to Leave PennsylvaniaSummary: State judges are permitted to investigate the citizenship status of a defendant. Further, a sentencing judge may not order an illegal alien to...
by Lea Bickerton | Jan 15, 2009 | Criminal Law and Immigration Issues, DUI
Arizona Representative Jeff Flake is proposing legislation that would make a third DUI a deportable offense for legal and illegal immigrants. Under the current law, an alien may only be deported for an aggravated felony or for a crime involving moral turpitude....
by Lea Bickerton | Dec 31, 2008 | Criminal Law and Immigration Issues
Governor Chris Gregoire of Washington state has proposed deporting convicted illegal immigrants before they complete their sentences. Gov. Gregoire notes that by deporting illegal immigrants before their sentences are fully served, the state stands to save $9 million...
