Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Appeal of California Man Convicted in Fraudulent Immigration Scheme

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Appeal of California Man Convicted in Fraudulent Immigration Scheme
The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Dec. 4, 2022. Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images
Matthew Vadum
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The Supreme Court agreed on Dec. 9 to hear the appeal of a California man convicted of facilitating illegal immigration by promising would-be immigrants they could remain in the United States permanently if they enrolled in a non-existent “adult adoption” program.

The man’s lawyers say the conviction should be overturned because he was engaged in free speech protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.