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Supreme Court Makes It Easier for Criminal Aliens to Fight Deportation

Supreme Court Makes It Easier for Criminal Aliens to Fight Deportation
The Supreme Court in Washington on Jan. 9, 2020. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times
Matthew Vadum
Matthew Vadum
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Over the objections of the Trump administration, the Supreme Court has made it easier for federal courts to review deportation orders made against immigrants convicted of serious crimes.

Under federal law, courts of appeal had been allowed to review only constitutional claims or claims involving questions of law, which meant that permanent residents convicted of specific crimes were unable to have federal courts review factual issues related to their removal orders.