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  • Obama Administration Tells Supreme Court 'Lawfully' Doesn't Mean 'Legally'

    04/20/2016 2:56:15 AM PDT · by Olog-hai · 32 replies
    Cybercast News Service ^ | April 20, 2016 | 4:44 AM EDT | Terence P. Jeffrey
    “Lawfully” does not mean “legally.” Welcome to what Solicitor General Donald Verrilli told the Supreme Court on Monday is the “immigration world.” Or, more accurately, welcome to the new world President Barack Obama — through his solicitor — is asking the Supreme Court to join him in declaring. […] “Aliens with lawful status under the [Immigration and Nationality Act] are here lawfully; their presence therefore is not a basis for removal,” said Obama’s solicitor in his brief. “By contrast, mere ‘lawful presence’ occurs when the Executive ‘openly tolerate[s] an undocumented alien’s continued presence in the United States for a fixed...