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Kavanaugh backs Trump on jailing and deporting immigrants for crimes committed years earlier
The Los Angeles Times ^ | October 10, 2018 | David G. Savage

Posted on 10/10/2018 11:27:49 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Newly seated Justice Brett Kavanaugh spoke up Wednesday in defense of the Trump administration’s view that legal immigrants with criminal records can be arrested and held for deportation, even years after they were convicted and completed their sentences.

At issue is a federal law that calls for mandatory detention and possible deportation for “criminal aliens,” including legal immigrants convicted of crimes ranging from violent felonies to simple drug possession. The law says the Homeland Security secretary “shall take into custody any alien” with a criminal record that could lead to deportation “when the alien is released.”

The debate focuses on when exactly is “when”?

In a class-action suit brought in California, lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union complained the mandatory detention policy has been applied to lawful immigrants who had lived and worked in the community for decades after being convicted of misdemeanors, such as drug possession charges.

The administration argues that a provision of the 1996 law calls for arresting and jailing such immigrants, despite their good records after serving their time....

(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...


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Not even a week and he's already paying off.
1 posted on 10/10/2018 11:27:49 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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“At issue is a federal law that calls for mandatory detention and possible deportation for “criminal aliens,” including legal immigrants convicted of crimes ranging from violent felonies to simple drug possession. “

This is not even an issue except for those traitors in the ACLU. Im sure not one of the ACLU directors would even house one of the illegals in their own homes.


2 posted on 10/10/2018 11:30:25 AM PDT by max americana (Fired libtard employees 9 consecutive times at every election since 08'. I hope all liberals die.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

They aren’t “legal immigrants” just because they’ve been here a long time.


3 posted on 10/10/2018 11:30:48 AM PDT by Cementjungle
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

WWJAKD..?

[What Would Justice Anthony Kennedy Do]


4 posted on 10/10/2018 11:30:51 AM PDT by Paladin2
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5 posted on 10/10/2018 11:31:37 AM PDT by Theoria (I should never have surrendered. I should have fought until I was the last man alive)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Actually only his second day on the Supreme Court bench.


6 posted on 10/10/2018 11:32:50 AM PDT by Ohioan
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Excellent. Kavanaugh will be an improvement. Change the law seems to be his constitutionalist viewpoint over and over...I like it.


7 posted on 10/10/2018 11:34:07 AM PDT by ALX
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Liberal heads exploding all over the nation.


8 posted on 10/10/2018 11:34:55 AM PDT by CIB-173RDABN (I am not an expert in anything, and my opinion is just that, an opinion. I may be wrong.)
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At issue is a federal law that calls for mandatory detention and possible deportation for “criminal aliens,” including legal immigrants convicted of crimes ranging from violent felonies to simple drug possession. The law says the Homeland Security secretary “shall take into custody any alien” with a criminal record that could lead to deportation “when the alien is released.”


The law is the law. And we are a country of laws, not men. Well, we are since Trump was elected.


9 posted on 10/10/2018 11:38:04 AM PDT by cuban leaf
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One prediction I made early on if Kavanaugh was confirmed to the court was that we will be seeing less cases from the ACLU.

For years they have used the courts to get things they could not get by the legislature. With a left leaning court they stood a good chance of wining so it was worth the time, effort and money to get a case to the Supreme Court.

It is not longer a sure thing. And they understand that if the Supreme Court rules against them it stands nation wide.

It will be up to conservative organizations to go after “settled law”.


10 posted on 10/10/2018 11:38:26 AM PDT by CIB-173RDABN (I am not an expert in anything, and my opinion is just that, an opinion. I may be wrong.)
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Only been on the job two days and already kicking ass


11 posted on 10/10/2018 11:38:54 AM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Cementjungle

True all immigrants aren’t legal but those he’s talking about
came in legal, did something wrong, convicted and served time.


12 posted on 10/10/2018 11:45:08 AM PDT by deport
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See, see! Drinking them beers again!!


13 posted on 10/10/2018 11:46:59 AM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (GO BREWERS! KICK THE MLB DEEP STATE @SS!)
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Hey Democrats......Karma is and always has been a real bitch! You know how you treated Kavanaugh, well Karma is going to pay you back for that.
14 posted on 10/10/2018 11:47:31 AM PDT by Robert357 ( Dan Rather was discharged as "medically unfit" on May 11, 1954.)
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I thought those 3 were brought in illegally as kids and never naturalized. Am I mistaken?


15 posted on 10/10/2018 11:47:40 AM PDT by Cementjungle
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They aren’t “legal immigrants” just because they’ve been here a long time.

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They are legal residents, not citizens. To me a legal immigrant is someone who has completed the citizenship process.


16 posted on 10/10/2018 11:47:43 AM PDT by Moonman62 (Give a man a fish and he'll be a Democrat. Teach a man to fish and he'll be a responsible citizen.)
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To: max americana

“At issue is a federal law”.... Well alrighty then. That explains it. There is a law. Kavanaugh will follow the law. Tis not the job of the judiciary at any level to create their own laws, as has been going on for the past 8-10 years.


17 posted on 10/10/2018 11:49:03 AM PDT by NEMDF
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I hope Judge Kavanaugh realizes (if he didn’t already) just how vile and destructive the left is, and that their evil agenda must be defeated in every way possible at every opportunity.


18 posted on 10/10/2018 11:53:33 AM PDT by Pravious
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I don’t know the details. If they didn’t follow the process
as specified then they should go.


19 posted on 10/10/2018 11:54:40 AM PDT by deport
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While my feeeeeelings are that it’s harsh to get jacked over a misdemeanor, the law is the law. Who knew going to another country and committing crimes would get you thrown out?

And as to the “decades” part from the example, my parents came here, committed no crimes, and gained citizenship as soon as the minimum five years were up.


20 posted on 10/10/2018 11:54:56 AM PDT by Rinnwald
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