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Supreme Court Rules 6-3 on Standard for Parole of Green-Card Holders
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the government's authority to place lawful permanent residents on immigration parole based on pending charges. The 6-3 decision stems from a 2012 case involving Muk Choi Lau and allows deportation proceedings to begin upon reentry.
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Tuesday in favor of the Trump administration in an immigration case involving green card holders. The decision permits immigration officials to place lawful permanent residents on parole and initiate deportation proceedings based on pending criminal charges when they seek reentry.
Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the majority opinion. It held that border officers did not have the burden to establish by clear and convincing evidence that a lawful permanent resident had committed a crime involving moral turpitude. The case originated from a 2012 immigration parole decision concerning Muk Choi Lau.
Lau had been accused of a counterfeiting crime at the time. He later pleaded guilty to trademark counterfeiting for selling counterfeit clothes in New Jersey, after which the Department of Homeland Security began deportation proceedings. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented, writing that the parole decision effectively sentenced Muk Choi Lau to immigration limbo before conviction.
Her dissent was joined by the court's two other liberal justices. The case originated before President Trump took office. The Trump administration argued that suspicion of a crime is enough to put a lawful permanent resident on immigration parole.
