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SCOTUS Rules For States Prosecuting Illegal Immigrants For Identity Theft

Hank Berrien
SCOTUS Rules For States Prosecuting Illegal Immigrants For Identity Theft
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On Tuesday, the Supreme Court gave greater latitude to states to prosecute illegal immigrants for identity theft. The case arose after Kansas prosecutors convicted three restaurant workers for using other people’s Social Security numbers.

The Wall Street Journal noted, “The central question in the case, Kansas v. Garcia, was whether such state prosecutions were barred by a provision of federal immigration law that says any information submitted with federal work-authorization forms can’t be used for state law-enforcement purposes.”

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