Cassidy Heverling

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Court expands government’s ability to deport noncitizens for offenses related to obstruction of justice

Federal immigration law requires the deportation of noncitizens who are convicted of an aggravated felony, which includes offenses “relating to obstruction of justice.” By a vote of 6-3, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday in Pugin v. Garland that an offense can relate to the obstruction of justice even if an investigation or proceeding is not pending.

ByKaren Pita Loor&Cassidy Heverling/Jun 24, 2023

ARGUMENT ANALYSISMerits Cases

No clear path on how court will rule after oral arguments in two immigration cases Monday

During oral argument on Monday in Pugin v. Garland and Garland v. Cordero-Garcia, the justices sought to define the contours of an “offense relating to the obstruction of justice,” which is one among the prior convictions that subjects noncitizens to mandatory removal from the United States as an

ByKaren Pita Loor&Cassidy Heverling/Apr 20, 2023

CASE PREVIEWMerits Cases

Pair of immigration cases come to the court on key issue in some deportation proceedings

In 1948, Justice William O. Douglas wrote in a majority opinion that the deportation of noncitizens was “a drastic measure and at times the equivalent of banishment or exile.” On Monday, the court will hear argument in a pair of cases, Pugin v. Garland and Garland v. Cordero-Garcia, involving

ByKaren Pita Loor&Cassidy Heverling/Apr 14, 2023