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Sentence Vacated Due to Improper Enhancement Under Sentencing Guidelines

The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated an improperly enhanced sentence of 46 months for illegal reentry after deportation. In 2009, Roman Bartolo Genao, a national of the Dominican Republic, was convicted in a New York state court of first-degree burglary and first-degree robbery. Genao forced his way into the victim’s

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Judge Claims Toddlers Can Understand Immigration Law

By Christopher Zoukis In a deposition taken in a federal lawsuit challenging the lack of legal representation for children in deportation hearings, a longtime immigration judge caused the Justice Department to distance itself from his claim that he had “taught immigration law literally to 3-year-olds and 4-year-olds” well enough to ensure “a fair hearing.” He

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