Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General, Petitioner v. Fernando Cordero-Garcia, aka Fernando Cordero

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Case Number:

22-331

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Supreme Court

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  1. July 11, 2023

    Justices Hand Down 2023's Top Immigration Decisions So Far

    The U.S. Supreme Court delivered four major immigration decisions in the first half of 2023, including narrowing when states have standing to challenge federal immigration policy and broadening when obstruction of justice offenses are cause for deportation.

  2. June 22, 2023

    Justices OK Deportation For Obstruction Without Active Probe

    The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that crimes involving obstruction of justice are deportable offenses, even when no law enforcement investigation is in progress or no court case is pending.

  3. April 17, 2023

    Justices Struggle To Navigate Odyssey Of Obstruction Case

    Several Supreme Court justices struggled Monday to define when obstruction of justice becomes a deportable offense, with Justice Clarence Thomas invoking mythical sea monsters to suggest the court must choose the lesser of two evils.

  4. April 10, 2023

    Feds Oppose Limiting Deportation For Obstruction Of Justice

    The Biden administration on Friday advised the U.S. Supreme Court against adopting two noncitizens' interpretations of obstruction of justice offenses that merit deportation, saying they offered lax definitions that would exclude threatening and retaliating against witnesses.

  5. March 24, 2023

    'Lenity' Should Apply To Obstruction Cases, AILA Tells Justices

    Three immigration law groups have backed two noncitizens' arguments to the Supreme Court that the Biden administration should not be allowed to deport them for obstruction of justice where no active legal matter was involved, saying ambiguities around deportation statutes should be resolved to benefit the accused.

  6. March 20, 2023

    Justices Urged To Shun DOJ's 'Boundless' Deportation Stance

    Two noncitizens fighting deportation have told the U.S. Supreme Court that the Biden administration's stance that obstruction of justice is deportable even when no active legal matter is involved stretches generic removal grounds too far.

  7. February 16, 2023

    Garland Asks Justices To Let Obstruction Be Deportable

    U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to expand the scope of federal law to make obstruction of justice a deportable offense even if it does not involve an active investigation or court case.

  8. January 13, 2023

    Justices To Weigh Obstruction Of Justice Qualification

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to review a pair of consolidated cases that will examine whether crimes involving obstruction of justice warrant deportation.

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