Posted on Aug 20, 2021
A Federal Judge Struck Down One of the Most Widely Prosecuted Offenses in Immigration Law,...
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This ought to be interesting…
“ Striking down one of the most prosecuted offenses in immigration law, a federal judge in Nevada ruled Wednesday that the prosecution of an immigrant should be halted. The judge’s ruling unpacked the “racist history” of long-used immigration statute used against him, finding it unconstitutional and discriminatory against “Mexican and Latinx individuals.”…”
“ The court engaged in a lengthy analysis of the statute’s history, highlighting its nickname, the “Wetback Bill,” and specifically calling out Congress for its continued silence regarding the bill’s racist origins.”
“ Striking down one of the most prosecuted offenses in immigration law, a federal judge in Nevada ruled Wednesday that the prosecution of an immigrant should be halted. The judge’s ruling unpacked the “racist history” of long-used immigration statute used against him, finding it unconstitutional and discriminatory against “Mexican and Latinx individuals.”…”
“ The court engaged in a lengthy analysis of the statute’s history, highlighting its nickname, the “Wetback Bill,” and specifically calling out Congress for its continued silence regarding the bill’s racist origins.”
A Federal Judge Struck Down One of the Most Widely Prosecuted Offenses in Immigration Law,...
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Racism
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The only question should be: did he break US law? Yes, he did. Just because he's not African or European, the law is biased? BS!!
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Capt Gregory Prickett
You cannot establish laws based on the race or nationality of the offender, and that's what this law did. The legislative history shows that, with a title as the "Wetback" bill.
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Capt Gregory Prickett
PS, during the debate on the original bill, a representative stated that "that Mexicans were 'poisoning the American citizen' because they were of a 'very undesirable' class. See slip op. at 13-14. That's an unconstitutional racial motive.
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8 U.S. Code § 1326 - Reentry of removed aliens
Any alien deported pursuant to section 1252(h)(2)[2] of this title who enters, attempts to enter, or is at any time found in, the United States (unless the Attorney General has expressly consented to such alien’s reentry) shall be incarcerated for the remainder of the sentence of imprisonment which was pending at the time of deportation without any reduction for parole or supervised release. Such alien shall be subject to such other penalties...
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